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Asynchronous Strategies for Online Learning

http://www.ion.illinois.edu/IONresources/conferencing/activities.asp
Illinois Online Network (ION). Excellent list of activities to promote online discussions. Note link in #1 for examples of instructor bios; examples demonstrate personal, casual introductions using a "friendly", less formal method.
http://www.ion.illinois.edu/IONresources/conferencing/generalStrategies.asp
ION "General Conferencing Strategies". This list takes a broader approach for promoting communication. Note #4 encouraging an informal, conversational approach.
http://www.onlinelearning.net/InstructorCommunity/tips_oct2000.html?s=626.r020b733l.0516229y80
OnlineLearning.net. "Strategies for Promoting Discussion in Your Online Course". Some of the concepts here overlap a little with ION, but still worthy of comparison for new strategies.
http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/JUL02_Issue/article04.html
USDLA Journal "Promoting Online Interaction in Today's Colleges and Universities" by Dr. Brent Muirhead of University of Phoenix. Includes useful suggestions for enhancing online interaction.
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=60
The Technology Source "Facilitating Knowledge Construction and Communication on the Internet" by Maggie McVay Lynch. Note especially section: Communication is the Key to Maintaining the Learning Community; advocates a lighter more personal approach.
http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/examples/
Scroll down to "Online Discussion in Lecture Courses" PDF from Stanford Learning Laboratory
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
"The Core Rules of Netiquette"
http://www.tltgroup.org/resources/frayeremail.html
"Using E-mail and Online Discussion to Enhance Learning" by Dorothy Frayer, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University
http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/v7n3/pdf/v7n3_meyer.pdf
JALN article "Face-to-Face Versus Threaded Discussions: The Role of Time and Higher-Order Thinking"