I began my career as an instructor in a traditional classroom. I greeted my students with a smile at the door the first day of class, called when they were absent, and used break time to get to know individuals on a personal level. Once they completed my course, I would regularly run into students in the hall or library and check in with how things were going. Since moving off campus and online, it has been a struggle to create and maintain these same connections with students. I respond to each student's introduction, send welcome messages/emails, make contact if so many days pass between their participation posts in discussion, and post encouraging responses in discussion as well as quality feedback for assignments. However, if a student has chosen to not contribute to discussion or sign in, I have limited means with which to get a hold of the student and no ability to "run into" them. How might we translate the role of model, mentor, and monitor more effectively in the online setting? To what extent does an asynchronous environment allow these techniques to be employed effectively?