Dr. Yakut Gazi, senior lead IT consultant in Information Technology Services, has co-authored a book, Discourse Indicators of Culture in Online Courses: Designing Learning Environments for Global Success. The book is based on Gazi’s dissertation research on the manifestations of culture in the electronic discourse in an online course. Online learning is a growing area of interest worldwide, as it provides learning opportunities for large groups of people independent of differences in time, pace, and location. However, difficulties in these interactions are reported to arise, partly because the dominant mode of interaction is text-based and stripped of non-verbal and visual clues to communication. This case study examines the manifestations of culture in the discourse of an online course and discusses course design features that may contribute to the creation of a third culture in online environments.