Hi Sunshine, Good planning. Since you can't "require" online chats, can these be archived, and made required viewing during the weekly time period? Our OL chats are done this way, and in fact, students learn that it's more beneficial to them to be present for the live version since they get to particiapte and get more from it. But if key material is presented in an archived session, at least the main points will be covered. I believe there is nearly always multiple methods to get the message across. Barry Westling