1. Online Communications Mary Beth Orrange Distance Learning Online Sharing Session Friday, November 2, 2007 orrange@ecc.edu

2. Communications Personal Content Delivery

3. Personal Connections Frequent email How often do you email all your students? A few?

4. Personal Connections Phone calls Office hours (online and traditional) Do you have online office hours? What does this mean to you? Do students attend?

5. Technology Aids Impatica Camtasia SnagIt Jing PowerPoint Blogs Wikis

6. General Comments Always proof-read anything you post Re-write materials that students find confusing Check links on a regular basis Limit the number of sites you use for communications – too many will frustrate students

7. General Comments Respond Quickly to students – tell them your expected response time up front Let students know if you will be gone or need to change your response time temporarily Make students aware of computer requirements and any plug-ins they will need ahead of time

8. Technology Aids What do you use How do you use it? What should we know about it?

9. Resources Jing http://www.jingproject.com/ examples: http://tcmtechnologyblog.blogspot.c om/2007/09/merry-christmas-little- early-check-out.html http://tcmtechnologyblog.blogspot.c om/2007/09/merry-christmas-little- early-check-out.html Courtesy of Maria Andersen at Muskegon Community College