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The article presents a case study which explores the difficulties faced by a novice online instructor. The study delineates the first online teaching experience of an instructor at a big university in the Midwestern U.S. The study finds that online teaching generated some challenges for the instructor which cause her to consider online teaching burdensome. The instructor faced difficulties in communicating with and interacting with students. She had to form new teaching materials to facilitate the interaction and participation of students.