pt. 1. A profile of the virtual student.
Who is the virtual student?
The student side of online learning communities
Learning styles
Gender, culture, lifestyle, and geography
What the virtual student needs
pt. 2. A guide to working with the virtual student: issues, concerns, and strategies.
Designing a good student orientation
Time and commitment
Assessment and evaluation
Legal issues and the virtual student
Attrition, retention, and group size
Becoming truly learner-focused: best practices in online teaching
Resources: the toolkit for a successful online student
Introduction to the toolkit for a successful online student
Resource A: faculty tools
Resource B: student tools.