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Current Issue :: Volume 4 - Number 1 - 2014 "Defining Practice and a Research Agenda: Selections from AAC&U's Fifth Annual E-Portfolio Forum"

Some useful tips on setting tone in the online classroom discussion forum. I thought the term "uglies" found in #4 funny but true and liked the tip in #9.

I found this gem when searching for resources to use in a lesson about facilitating online discussion forums. It is a great resource for developing open ended discussion questions.

Flickr Photo Courtesy Of: Eric Wignall Teaching Online Across Devices In online courses, discussion forums provide a place for student-to-student and instructor-to-student interaction. Within discussion forums, students share thoughts and review the ideas of others modeled through collegial, dialogic Read More >

Some great tips for online instructors to help them avoid burnout, and to help the students really get engaged in a discussion.

Here's an article that discusses the importance of instructor engagement in discussion forums as well as the importance of focusing on quality over quantity.

This article helps me crystalize how I want to engage in DB with my students. Thank you for sharing, Dr. Saba!

Tired of the same old open ended questions with minimal debate? Try these suggestions!