BlackBoard

Discussion Boards

Discussion Board Agenda Discussion Board Agenda (Tentative)(Tentative)

• Why Discussion Boards?

• How to use them

• Groups

• Questions?

Why Discussion Boards

• Higher Levels of Thinking

• Eliminates Springer Factor

• Life skill

• Anytime, Anyplace

• Allows students to control discussion

• Records/Assessment

• Breaking down the walls

How to use them• Warm-Ups

• Class Discussions

• To replace “study questions”

• To support cooperative learning

• Review activities

• Student Help Forum

Keeping Online Discussions on Topic

– 1. Carefully design questions– 2. Provide guidelines to help prepare– 3. Reword the question– 4. Provide discussion summary– 5. State the expectation– 6. Provide café– 7. Include a reminder– 8. Present rules of conduct– 9. Provide a reward– 10. Privately reprimand– 11. Provide a grade– 12. Screen postings and route– 13. Expel offenders– “Keeping Online Asynchronous Discussions on Topic,” Journal of Asynchronous

Learning Networks (Nov. 1999): 41-53.

Groups