
Comment on Matthew Corbin's post: Yes face to face learning is vastly different from online learning. In a brick and mortar school, students are inseat and infront of a faculty member. The faculty has the ability to speak and see each students' face and body language. In contrast, online learners have to be even more driven and disciplined to succeed. There is no teacher taking attendace; no classmate who always sits next to them. Their facial expressions are not visible on the low resolution camera. This allows online students the opportunity to hide in plain sight in thie class. This means that the faculty must employ a variety of strategies to create accountability, build community and make the online clasroom engaging and welcoming.