This follows the conventional layout of most BBS boards on the Web where posts may be organized by subject, date or sender. This is where a full description of weekly assignments can go. It differs from the Syllabus in that it is set up to accept additions in discrete units rather than as an entire file. The instructor fills out a simple form and may quickly add content to the assignments page as needed. Resources may come in the form of external links to other web sites or as content pages that perform a similar function to printed handouts.
Handouts consist of content that the instructor provides, stored as files on-site.
A place for students to send a question to the instructor. This is especially useful for students who access the course Web site using public lab cluster machines in which email settings never reflect the true identity of the sender. This tool provides a way to have the entire class respond to an article or paper published in electronic form. Each paper added using this module carries with it a form for responses. Each paper's response form appends student comments to the end of the paper.