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Three Ways to Increase the Quality of Students' Discussion Board Comments

Article: Friday, February 26th, 2010

As more and more courses go online, interaction and knowledge building among students rely primarily on asynchronous threaded discussions. For something that is so central to online learning, current research ... Read full story »

Should You Let Students Lead Discussion Boards?

Article: Friday, December 11th, 2009

Several years ago, a colleague suggested that having students lead discussions in the online classroom would be a good idea. I agreed and searched the literature for research on this ... Read full story »

Questioning Styles for More Effective Discussion Boards

Article: Friday, November 20th, 2009

Meaningful online discussions that promote learning and build community usually do not happen spontaneously. They require planning, good use of questioning techniques, and incentives for student participation. Before the course begins, ... Read full story »

Tips for Managing Large Online Classes

Article: Friday, November 6th, 2009

Teaching large classes, whether face-to-face or in the online learning environment, is never easy. But there are things you can do to ensure a good experience for you and your ... Read full story »

How to Engage Online Students in Meaningful Discussion

Article: Friday, July 10th, 2009

Student participation is perhaps the biggest challenge of teaching online courses, says Deborah Raines, professor and director of the Accelerated Second-Degree BSN Program at Florida Atlantic University. Part of the ... Read full story »

Tips for Establishing a Rapport with Online Students

Article: Thursday, July 9th, 2009

“There is no personal interaction between student and teacher…the spontaneity of teaching is lost…the only rapport exists in exchanging bits and bytes of info.” Perhaps you’ve heard someone make this ... Read full story »

Promoting Collaborative Learning in Online Courses

Article: Friday, June 5th, 2009

One of the biggest problems with doing group projects online (and face-to-face) is student resistance, says Jan Engle, coordinator of instruction development at Governors State University. “One of the best ... Read full story »

Online Students Share Tips for Success

Article: Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Part of being an online educator is teaching students how to conduct themselves in the online classroom. A survey of successful adult online learners provides an excellent resource for this ... Read full story »

Promoting Early, Active Discussion in Online Courses

Article: Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

In a study of student participation in threaded discussions, Scott Warnock, an assistant professor of English at Drexel University, found that students who post early in threaded discussions tend to ... Read full story »

Four Ways to Improve Online Discussion Forums

Article: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Rebecca Arbisi, chair of the business department at State Fair Community College in Missouri, offers the following tips for improving the quality of threaded discussions: Model good communication. If students do ... Read full story »

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