Questions
This course can be highly interactive, but the level of that interactivity is controlled
by you. Since I can't see that puzzled look on your face, it's going to be up to
you to ask questions when you get stuck.
I expect to get many interesting questions from you and your fellow students. I
want to make sure that you and your classmates benefit from these often illuminating
queries.
Therefore, I would like to request that you avoid e-mailing your questions to me.
Instead, I have created 12 Discussion Areas in the online classroom (one Discussion
Area for each lesson). To reach these Discussion Areas, all you will need to do
is wait for the course to begin, go to the online classroom, and click the word
Discussion.
To preserve your privacy, please feel free to identify yourself only by first name
or with a nickname when posting your questions.
Your Discussion Area questions will serve as a challenge for your fellow students.
Someone is bound to have an answer for you. Likewise, you should be able to find
questions in the Discussion Area that you can answer. The Discussion Area will be
open to you and your classmates 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Please try to
visit the Discussion Area at least every other day while the course is in session,
and don't be afraid to participate!
I firmly believe that the best way to learn a new skill is to teach it to others.
We will all benefit by helping one another understand this complex material.
Because I don't want to see any unanswered questions, I (or one of my very capable
teaching assistants) will be monitoring the Discussion Area at least every other
day (excluding weekends and holidays). If you ask a relevant question, but fail
to get a correct answer (or any answer whatsoever) from your classmates, then we
will try our hardest to answer the question for you.
Please understand that the Discussion Area is reserved for conversations about the
material in your lessons. While it is perfectly acceptable for you to employ a bit
of friendly banter as you converse with your fellow students and instructors, I
must ask you to always remember to stay on topic.
It is not appropriate to use the Discussion Area to sell goods or services, complain
about something, or talk about subjects that are not specific to the lesson at hand,
for example. Such off-topic conversations waste people's time and detract from the
learning experience for all involved. I reserve the right to immediately delete
any message without comment if I feel that it does not pertain directly to the material
I am trying to teach.
I will also delete any messages containing language that I feel is derogatory, controversial,
insulting, or otherwise inappropriate for my classroom.
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