Discussion Strategies

One great way to interact with your students in an online environment is through a classic discussion tool. As you prepare for your students to have online discussions, this resource from TTU eLearning and Academic Partnerships on Threaded Discussions will give you some great things to consider as you develop your discussion activities.

• 10 Tips for Effective Online Discussions by Simon, Ewidge. (2018). 10 tips for effective online discussions. EDUCAUSE Review.
• Facilitating Your Online Discussions by Purdue Repository for Online Teaching and Learning. (2018). Purdue University.
• 5 Ways to Ace Discussion Board Assignments in an Online Class
• Suggestions to help create questions for discussion boards from the personal blog of Rebecca Barrett-Fox, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Arkansas State University.
• Ideas to help you set the tone in discussion boards from the personal blog of Rebecca Barrett-Fox, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Arkansas State University.

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• Strategies for Basic Online Discussions: Best practices and ways to make sure discussions are being done in a meaningful and thoughtful way.
• Tips for Online Discussion: Tips for Online Discussion. This tried and true online tool helps faculty and students engage with content, interpretations of the material, and their experiences. We will talk about a few different ways to set up the discussion, increase and deepen student responses to their peers, and grading strategies.