Several academic
websites devoted to teaching and learning have resources on this
subject. Below, is an annotated list of those we think are
most valuable:
This site
offers a dozen valuable pointers on how to structure, monitor
and supervise discussion, when and how faculty should
participate, and how to integrate discussion boards in to your
course content.
The
PowerPoint, which you can download, is long but useful.
On the other hand, the "Discussion
Board Check List" is very helpful and comprehensive. It
offers bulleted checklists separated into sections: 1. Before
Starting; 2. Getting Started; 3. Applications and 4. Evaluating
and Refining.
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University of Maryland University
Center for Teaching and Learning-Steps to Achieving Successful
Discussion
http://www.umuc.edu/facdev/resources/discussion.html
Short
and to the point, this site offers a primer on how "to insure
that successful discussions develop" in your online and
web-enhanced courses.
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Penn State- Crafting
Questions for Online Discussions
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/online_questions/
Offers help “to ask the right type
of question in order to elicit the information you want.” It
also provides a list of types of questions and with advice about
how to incorporate those into the discussion board.
Prof.
Joseph Ugoretz, BMCC Director of Teaching and Learning with
Technology, has written an article in Innovate, a journal of online
education entitled:
