Communication Skills for Online Learners

Communication Skills for Online Learners
The following sites explore some of the unique communication skills online learners must have to succeed in their online academic endeavors. What are some of these communication skills and techniques for developing them?

This site was developed by Grant MacEwan College. They are using WebCT (Web Course Tools) is an integrated set of tools for developing and delivering courses or course components over the World Wide Web. It was originally developed at the University of British Columbia and according to their site is presently being used by over 2700 universities and colleges all over the world (including the University of Alberta). They cover the following issues: Time Management, Motivation and Goal Setting, Reading Strategies, Review Strategies, and Online Communication.
http://stats.macewan.ca/learn/students/tutorial/mod5/5obj3_online.html
The Grant MacEwan College site also has a link for an Index of Learning Styles developed by Richard M. Felder and Linda K. Silverman.
http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSpage.html
Here are some “Tips for Communicating Online”
http://online.durhamtech.edu/tips-comm.cfm

And here are some “Tips for Being a Successful Online Learner” that were Adapted from theIllinois Online Network (http://illinois.online.uillinois.edu/) These are more along the lines of helping you “fit in” to the environment.
This site covers “Tips for Communicating Online” such as: Writing Effective E-mails, Netiquette (This is the proper Online Etiquette), Using “Smileys” (Sometimes referred to a Emoticons), and Understanding Computer Jargon.

http://www.emcp.com/college_resource_centers/index.php?GroupID=6313

This site is from the University of Wisconsin. It talks about Discussion format, Learning from others such as your peers, and writing online. http://www.uww.edu/icit/olr/stu/learningonline/olr_asset_layout_5_19517_20367.html