Availability of Professors for Online Students
Taking an online class can be scary and confusing at first. However, it has many benefits that you quickly find out. The time it allows you to have is wonderful. There is usually weekly posting that you will have to do in your class. This process includes signing into the class and posting to a discussion question and replying to another person in the class. Many people are under the impression that online classes are very impersonal. Often times this is not true.
The personal encounters that you have in the online environment depend on how much effort you put into it. Professors are available anytime through email, discussion boards, and by phone. As with any professor online or offline, they have certain times that they check the boards. Most check them every day or every few days to monitor the discussions. The phone numbers and personal email is available in the syllabus that is given at the beginning of class. There are multiple ways to contact professor when taking an online class. It may seem confusing at first but within a week or so you will find that it is not too bad. The availability of online professors is the same with traditional class professors.
