Part of being available in a course is letting your students know when you are available. A great way to do this is to establish a routine for your course interactions.
- For starters, you can let them know that you will get back to them on questions posted in your Virtual Office/Q&A discussion forum within a set amount of time (within 24 hours on a weekday for example)*
- Hold regular “office hours” with the Blackboard Chat or Blackboard Collaborate tool where you will be available in real-time to answer your students questions if need be.
- Post an announcement and send it out via e-mail once a week summing up the previous weeks events and highlighting the important aspects of the next week.
By establishing a routine you form a habit of being available in your course that your students can count on.
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