Peggy revealed some of the nuances of reading as dialogue as she further described what is lost with face to face interaction. So there's the personal piece to it you know. And you don't see that when you have a DE course. The intuitive knowing that Peggy described comes with practical knowledge gained through experience. Yet Peggy showed how teachers learn quickly how to read writing when she discussed her concerns about students cheating.
People have writing styles.
And you can figure out pretty quick when you have a change in a writing style. And it's like wait a second here. . . You can pick that up. Yet, it also shows that this relating of reading, writing, thinking and dialogue is the HOW of knowing and connecting between teachers and students in distance education.