Communication

Effective communication is essential for an online course. The nature of the online environment can be isolating. I want to be as "present" as possible as an online instructor to help minimize the feeling of isolation. I will continue to look for ways to communicate effectively online. The attached communication policy will be posted for each class I teach.



I plan to create some short videos describing communication within the online course framework. A few examples are posted here as reminders of what/how to do this. This video is a short video explaining the difference between synchronous and asynchronous communication - something that might be new terms to a student.

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