A: Discussion forums are not real-time, but
rather asynchronous tools used to communicate at any time of the day. As
compared to chat rooms, longer more meaningful discussions can occur as
they allow time to prepare your thoughts. The "Search" option allows you
to search the content of the discussion groups based on various criteria
suchs who wrote it, what the subject was, or what was written inside the
post.
A: Blackboard e-mail is similar to many other web based
e-mail programs except that it is only used internally within this
course. For course related questions and comments please use this method
to communicate with Professor Lind or any other students in this course
privately. For general questions use the discussion forum so that
everyone can benefit.
