It's important for an online instructor to create a class syllabus. The syllabus provides students with an outline summary of the course topics. A syllabus typically provides specific information about your course, the textbook or books you'll be using, what's expected of the students, class assignments, due dates, grading system, projects, rules for extensions, etc. Your syllabus should be available to students electronically and the syllabus will become dynamic across time, as materials are added or removed, edited or rearranged and see the important components separately.
The instructor also needs to use effective communications, it's important for the success of each student. As your course begins, you should pay attention to how each student communicate with you and other students and how much they are participating in discussions. There are multiple channels of communication; instructor to student (I2S), student to instructor (S2I), student to student (S2S), instructor to group (I2G), group to instructor (G2I), and group to group (G2G). The S2S (student to student), S2I (student to instructor), and I2S (instructor to student) channels include the aspect of students working in groups.
