Discussion

Facilitating online discussions, both synchronously and asynchronously, is an integral part of engaging students. Successful discussions can require thoughtful planning, however. Thinking ahead of the topics you want students to discuss, the prompts they will be given, the structure of the discussion and the desired outcome will all help to build a meaningful student discussion.

Subtopics

• Introductions and Community-Building
• Initial Content Engagement
• Investigation and Research
• Integration and Documentation
• Discussion Examples
• Discussion Rubrics 

See Also:

• Affordances of Online Discussions
• Introductions and Community-Building Discussions
• Initial Content Engagement Discussions
• Investigation and Research Discussions
• Integration and Documentation Discussions
• Steps for Building an Online Asynchronous Discussion
• Using Online Asynchronous Discussions to Increase Student Engagement & Active Learning