Topics

• Getting off to a Good Start
  Form a community, bio exchange, use a 'week 0'

• Balancing Interaction Online
  Establish rhythm or personality, respond with leading questions

• Fostering Positive Interactions
  Discussions can be overwhelming, 12-14 per threat or small group projects using separate distribution list;
  To avoid inappropriate behavior, address group, then individuals privately;
  Clear is not redundant

• Critical Thinking Online
  Faculty Training, especially in BLooms
  Orientation and expectations

• Enhancing Interactivity through Technology
  Journals, blogs, and Chats

• Online learning across disciplines
  Team projects can work in any field, and homework can use forums

• Keeping them Motivated
  expect two lulls, at 7 and 11 weeks and compensate;
  make sure they have the skills required and perhaps measure online potential first. Can they express themselves?

• Measuring what matters
  Authentic, attendance, use of portfolios

Panelists

Nada Dabbagh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Instructional Design and Technology, George Mason University

Rena Palloff, Ph.D., Managing Partner and Faculty, Crossroads Consulting Group and Fielding Graduate University

Keith Pratt, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Managing Partner, Distance Learning and Instructional Technology, Northwest Arkansas Community College and Crossroads Consulting Group