D.C. It attracts students who seek the more exciting and more challenging urban environment, and it tends to have a much more diverse student body than Susquehanna. By bringing together such disparate groups of students, we can enliven the classroom environment and promote an exchange of ideas. As with other environments for computer-mediated communication, MOO spaces allow frequent participation by the students. The students can contribute their thoughts immediately, unlike oral discussion environments in which students must wait for others to finish speaking and also must frequently wait to be acknowledged by their instructor before contributing to the dialogue. Because they are writing to a synchronously present audience, the students can request clarifications from their peers or respond to such requests.
Students can applaud the effective expression of ideas and receive such applause.
They can agree or disagree with ideas being expressed, situating themselves within a public discourse. All these examples suggest that MOOs are excellent environments for the teaching of writing.