Clearly, the most important part of the class was the small group design work aimed at developing a prototype of an online course. The design task went beyond creating a Website for the course and required the faculty members and students to work together to develop the syllabus, the course structure, the readings, student assignments, and assessment rubrics. They had to determine the nature of student interaction, how the course content would be offered and delivered, how technology would be used to accomplish course goals, and how the course Website would be designed to make it both user-friendly and fit with course content and pedagogy.