Chris Barkley,

has taught English composition online for three semester and has been very active in developing web enhancements to all her classes.  Her advice on not trying to be too active online is worth hearing.


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On real time vs online education:

"The online class really does take a lot more time...I ended up with a lot more attrition when I tried to do two [simultaneous online classes]."



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What about plagiarism in an online class?

I see how they write when they are being spontaneous...so I can almost always tell when the style is very different."


"What's the best thing about teaching online?"

"I think, the participation of the students.  All the communication is in writing in an online class."


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