Web Resources for Encouraging Communication

Six Ways to Discourage Learning
http://teaching.uchicago.edu/handbook/tac15.html

Keeping Online Asynchronous Discussions On Topic
http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/v3n2/v3n2_beaudin.asp

Benefits For Students And Teachers Interactive Electronic Communication
http://www.wordsworth2.net/activelearning/ecacbenefits.htm

The Role of the Online Instructor/Facilitator
http://www.emoderators.com/moderators/teach_online.html