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Online Interaction or Isolation?

Students do not have to feel isolated when working online. Through the interaction with peers, instructors, mentors, subject matter experts, and tutors via telephone, US Postal Servicel, and email, students may receive more individual feedback and assistance than they would in a traditional university classroom.

One of the first issues you may want to raise in your online course is the respect in communications that each learner needs to share within the course. You may even want to email your students links to "Netiquette," the politeness and politics of email. Here are a few site examples:

Netiquette Home Page

Life on the Internet

The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette