http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?&i=55930 Blogen-us Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:08:24 AMMon, 10 Nov 2008 10:08:24 AM http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?&i=559302008-11-07 Phillips session, as reported in the article, offered some excellent points for finding one's persona while communicating and building relationships with online students. As a trainer for online teaching, I would also add that instructors need to develop strategies to help students find their own voices/persona online; and that social networking within an online class can evolve into significant and meaningful group interaction with active "listening" and responding to each others' "voices" as a means for processing new learnings together. Jan Mitchell [www.lincotower.com]