The student will only invest so much time in getting through this stage before withdrawing. Easily obtainable objectives are necessary to build confidence, as well as encouraging messages whenever possible. Anxiety and related ego-protecting excuses are strongest at this stage. Promises of regular use are common. Often this is a plateau of learning and some students find their old habits pull them away from incorporating online skills into their daily routines.
Usage falls into a pattern of purposeful use.
The student is now hooked and comes to depend on the system. Now the real potential begins to percolate deep down in the student's consciousness and serious questions as to what else is possible begin to arise. Whatever the name, at this stage the student begins to make an internal commitment to fully pursue the potential of the online mode. It may be a year or more after initially going online. Willingness to serve as an online resource person, to tutor others online, or even to create and teach classes online for other teachers, is common at this ultimate stage.