When students perceive that they know the instructor in an online course, their satisfaction is higher. This post shares strategies for conveying your personality and presence in an online space.

If a student is not proficient at using a technology that is necessary for success in an online course, it will impede their learning. This post shares strategies for ensuring that students have access to information that will help them skillfully use the technology tools in your online course.

An important component of supporting students to get started on the right foot is an explicit schedule that communicates the pace at which students will engage with all the course elements. This post shares strategies for providing a meaningful, accessible, easy-to-read schedule for your course and reminding students of important dates.