How should you contact your TA or instructor?

How should you contact your TA or instructor?

• A. The email feature on Blackboard
• B. Regular SLU email
• C. Phone call to departmental number
• D. In-person during office hours only

Answer: (A)

Use the email feature on Blackboard because it’s the official channel tied to your specific course. It keeps your message organized with the right TA or instructor, makes the context clear, and creates a tracked, time-stamped record you can refer back to if needed. It’s also convenient for attaching items like notes or photos from the lab. Other options—like campus email, phone calls, or stopping by during office hours—can work, but they aren’t as reliable for timely, course-related communication and may depend on someone being available in person or reachable by phone. Blackboard messaging ensures your question reaches the right person and gets logged in the course thread for follow-up.

Use the email feature on Blackboard because it’s the official channel tied to your specific course. It keeps your message organized with the right TA or instructor, makes the context clear, and creates a tracked, time-stamped record you can refer back to if needed. It’s also convenient for attaching items like notes or photos from the lab. Other options—like campus email, phone calls, or stopping by during office hours—can work, but they aren’t as reliable for timely, course-related communication and may depend on someone being available in person or reachable by phone. Blackboard messaging ensures your question reaches the right person and gets logged in the course thread for follow-up.