prior to the in-class meeting along with specific questions provided by the instructor related to the historical document or artifact. The students had a six day window prior to the in-class meeting to post their responses. In addition to authoring their own posts, students were expected to read and comment on the posts of their classmates thus initiating peer-to-peer collaboration. An additional step in the on-line collaborative process occurred when the instructor posted individual responses to each student’s discussion board post prior to class. In the first case, the opportunity for peer-to- peer collaboration stimulated dialogue between the students. In the second case, instructor feedback on student posts allowed for clarification of specific points or facts, the addition of historical context, and the posting of comments or additional questions related to the students’ responses.