This page outlines communication protocols for this class.
| Communication Tool | How I want you to use it. |
| My Georgia Southern email account | Important! Do not contact me using my Georgia Southern account for the duration of this course unless you have an emergency. If you need to contact me via email, please contact me via the Vista email account in this course. |
| My Response Time to You | If you ask me direct questions in Vista via email or the discussion areas, I will generally reply back within 12 hours. Weekends may take longer. |
| Emergencies | If you have to contact me because of an emergency, you may use my email or phone number in the syllabus. |
| Vista email | Every student in Vista has a Vista email account. Vista email is the preferred mode of communication in this class if you have questions that do not concern the whole class or a particular class topic. Vista email only works inside the course you are taking. You cannot email someone outside of the course or in another course. |
| Discussion Tool | The discussion tool is a public forum. It looks and functions just like email, but it goes to the entire class. We will use the discussion tool (a lot) to have class discussions throughout the course. Be careful what you say to someone on the discussion too because everyone in the class will see it, and it cannot be retracted! Please abide by netiquette rules with talking to your classmates. |
| Chat Tool | The chat tool is similar to "instant messaging." If I use the chat tool during the semester, I will announce the date and time we should meet online. |