TY - JOUR AU - Mishra, Punya PY - 2005/04/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - On becoming a Web site JF - First Monday JA - FM VL - 10 IS - 4 SE - DO - 10.5210/fm.v10i4.1222 UR - https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1222 SP - AB - The course Web site is a critical mediator between the instructor and students in online classes. This requires a shift in how instructors think of their presence and influence on the classroom. This essay, based on the author’s personal experience in designing and teaching online, argues that the design of the course Web site needs to carefully reflect the passions and pedagogical philosophy that drive the instructor. It is also an argument against one–size–fits–all approaches to online course design as instantiated in most course management systems. ER -