Hi Karmon, You are correct about the students not being traditional. They come from many different backgrounds and various academic skills. The challenge for us is to determine best how to share information about the course and instructional content. Your approach of giving the big picture is a good one. Just make sure that you review frequently in terms of projects coming do, questions about assignments, etc. I find that by taking a few minutes each class meeting to make announcements or answer questions I can head off much frustration and get students to complete their work. Gary