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. Explain your answer. This information provides a base-line for adjusting instruction during the term. Commercial sites demonstrate the latest teaching software.
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 instruction. Fourteen General, Research-Based Principles for Improving Higher Learning in Our Classrooms. AAHE Bulletin , 45. Gilbert, S. Director.