Example 1: Professor Drew Habermacher
of Prince George’s Community College (Largo, Maryland) gives
his students a detailed Student
Orientation Letter Online Anthropology 103 for his Introductory
Cultural Anthropology course. One of the requirements of his students
is that they participate in online discussions, so Dr. Habermacher
sets forth the protocols
for such conferences, as well.
Example 2: In addition to an
online syllabus containing general class information and an orientation
letter, Margo Chaires, professor of Economics at Prince George's Community
College, provides her students with extensive online orientation materials,
available at her course
homepage. Dr. Chaires also provides several helpful links, including
one to Survival Tips for Online Students, a tip sheet that gives students
pieces of advice, such as to Stick With It, Don't Try to Go it Alone,
and Don't Drop the Course without talking with her first. How easy
is it for students to get from the homepage to other parts of the
course?