By Hollis Pyatt
Department of Geography 
When I first heard about teaching online, I was skeptical. I had visions of taped lectures, impersonal interactions, and the hassle of getting students all together for a chat session. After doing some research into the subject  including talking to those who had successfully taught online, I realized that there are [...]

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By Peter Oehlkers
Communications Department
“What have you learned this semester from your classmates? Not from me, or the text–your classmates?”
I ask this question at the end of every semester in my online global communications class. I am usually heartened and sometimes humbled by the responses. Students will not only praise the open-mindedness and diversity of opinion [...]

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