ERAU's eTeaching Zone: A Virtual User's Community for Web Instructors

With 130 teaching sites around the world, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faces unique challenges in supporting faculty who want to use the web for instruction. While faculty members have been able to learn how to use the web via online modules, there has been little opportunity for them to share ideas and learn from each other. The eTeaching Zone enables faculty members to collaborate with peers, stay abreast of WBI developments, access support, and, most importantly, feel that they are part of an important instructional initiative of the University. Profile of Community Members The eTeaching Zone is a community for all ERAU faculty members who use the web for instruction. Like most communities it consists of a diverse population. Some faculty members teach totally online courses, while others are just beginning to post a syllabus and a few course notes. In the eTeaching Zone, the novice benefits from the experience of the accomplished, the experienced user gains fresh insights from the novice, and everyone can solicit advice for new undertakings.