In addition, take into account your and your students' discussion time commitment, so that on-line discussion doesn't become onerous. Although on-line office hours provide opportunities for timely interchanges, student use is not automatic. Negotiate ground rules for the kind of help to be offered, as well as for response time frames. In addition to monitoring student use, collect informal student feedback about on-line use. This information provides a base-line for adjusting instruction during the term.
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Evaluative studies discuss key components of successful on-line courses. Dedicated listservs offer thoughtful commentary. However, there is enough summary information available so that we can evaluate the many opportunities, costs and benefits of on-line instructions. Fourteen General, Research-Based Principles for Improving Higher Learning in Our Classrooms. AAHE Bulletin .