To send email to the course mailing list, click the Email Course button. Students will also see an Email Instructor button. Use this button to send email directly to the course instructor. To post and respond to on-line comments made by class members. Comments are threaded by topic and searchable.
Discussion forums are limited to students and faculty enrolled in a particular course.
To see the list of students enrolled in the course. Student names, email addresses, phone extensions and links to personal web pages are listed. Faculty will see a View Inbox button to display the contents of inboxes for a course. Inboxes are scanned hourly to update the View Inbox information. To participate in a real time chat with other students and faculty in the course.