Chat rooms were discussed when someone wanted to know how to schedule it and how many can a teacher handle using it. A suggestion was telling the students when the teacher will be there at a specific time and how long it will last. Sometimes the teacher initiates the discussion and sometimes the students take over with the teacher moderating. A Bulletin Board arrangement is not as dynamic . Teaching workload - be sure your department head understands that a distance education class counts for as much workload credit as a traditional class.
Preparation time is often more intense for a distance education class.
Often internet courses will take longer to develop and faculty feel that they should get compensation for the development stages. How do we make our web pages ADA compliant. But, it was also mentioned that if you keep your pages simple, that is the best way to be compliant. Many in the group wanted workshops on Java Script. OIT and the Library will be contacted to get these workshops started.