{"id":2591,"date":"2024-09-03T13:51:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T17:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/?p=2591"},"modified":"2024-09-03T13:51:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T17:51:33","slug":"how-to-email-communicate-with-professors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/how-to-email-communicate-with-professors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Email\/Communicate with Professors"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Check your OWU email at least once a day<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Be patient<\/strong>. Don\u2019t expect an immediate response when you send a message. Generally, two days is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">considered a reasonable amount of time to wait to receive a reply. Faculty will make every effort to respond to all emails within 24 hours of receiving them, but they appreciate your patience if it takes longer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Include \u201cSubject\u201d headings<\/strong>: the subject line should include the class name and something that is descriptive and refers to an assignment or topic.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Be courteous and considerate<\/strong>. Being honest and expressing yourself freely is very important but being considerate of others online is just as important as in the classroom.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure to <strong>listen carefully to how your professor wants to be addressed<\/strong> and use that form of address in your communication. Some professors prefer Prof. or Dr.; others invite students to use their first names. Unless they indicate otherwise,: Ms\/Mrs\/Mr is rarely used in academic environments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Make every effort to be clear<\/strong>. Online communication lacks the nonverbal cues that fill in much of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meaning in face-to-face communication.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Do not use all caps<\/strong>. This makes the message very hard to read and is considered \u201cshouting.\u201d Check <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">spelling, grammar, and punctuation (you may want to compose elsewhere, then cut and paste the message into the discussion or e-mail).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Sign your email messages.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check your OWU email at least once a day. Be patient. Don\u2019t expect an immediate response when you send a message. Generally, two days is considered a reasonable amount of time to wait to receive a reply. 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