Yoder was pleasantly surprised when she set out to drum up interest in the program. She started with an e-mail mailing to 300 American International Schools and ended up filling the courses right off the bat. She said she continues to get daily inquiries about the program. Although transforming regular courses to online courses required some work the first time around, the effort paid off. Online students now conduct class discussions on a bulletin board system.
Instructors can mail or e-mail printed materials.
Yoder even mentions that the textbook she requires for her class is available from the online bookstore Amazon, so that even her student in Bangladesh was able to order it. Yoder requires her students to send her a journal via e-mail each week. This gives her a chance to get to know the student, as well as providing valuable feedback about how the process is working. Maureen Yoder considers herself lucky in that she has the support of the University administration up to President Margaret McKenna . . . With every class, Yoder holds a video conferencing session using a Connectix QuickCam and White Pine Software's CUSeeMe software.