Message Guidelines
In posting messages to
the online discussion activities, please follow these guidelines:
Post
your initial message as early in the week as possible so people will have
time to read and respond. Post additional messages
throughout the week that are either new contributions or replies to
someone else.
Keep
your messages concise and clearly written. If you are submitting a long post,
begin it with a warning that "this is a long post."
Be
respectful of other's ideas, opinions, and beliefs. Disagree agreeably.
Avoid
using all caps. IT MEANS YOU ARE SHOUTING!
Maintain
the privacy of participants. If you wish to share information with
others outside of the course, ask the person who gave the information for
permission to do this.
Emoticons
(smileys) glossary:
:-)
happy, humorous
:-(
unhappy
:-O
shocked
;-)
winking
:-}
wry, ironic
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