Marcia, the answer to this question goes beyond managing students who are procrastinators. Apart from delivering lectures, other tasks Instructors have to complete in a traditional classroom setting are: • Grading assignments • Providing constructive and informative feedback in a timely manner • Record-keeping • Submitting grades in a timely manner • Maintaining office hours • Enforcing policies • Initiating disciplinary action • Counseling students Instructors in an online environment are required by most institutions of learning to complete the same tasks; however; the means through which to complete these tasks differ in an online environment. For example an Instructor has to learn the features and functionality of the Course Delivery Platform. In addition, managing undesirable student behavior from a distance can be more problematic and take longer to yield the desired results because students realize that, unless there are mandatory in-class sessions, and they choose to attend these sessions, the chances of them meeting face-to-face with you are virtually nil. When one takes these scenarios into consideration, and of course, there are others, it is reasonable to conclude that managing students in an online environment could require more effort than necessary in a traditional classroom setting.