Students post their answers on the message center which is viewed by classmates and their professor.
The professor uses an online chat room to communicate with the students in real time. Professor Lisa Rebeschi is at her computer to answer questions and discuss course content. Students log-on and can view responses to their queries as well as classmates' comments. Students can also schedule a mutually convenient time online to do group work - the chat room is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So far, nursing students have been averaging 150 minutes online per week.