A discussion board is a “space” where students can further delve into classroom content. It can promote collaboration, and offer individuals room to explore topics, issues, and/or questions. The discussion board is an excellent tool for students who ...

The Discussion tool can be used to encourage users to share thoughts on course material with both instructors and their peers. Creating forums and topics in Brightspace is an effective way for users to ask questions, discuss course content and assignments ...

ost message boards’ threads consist of a lot of repetition and back and forths, with almost zero new information, statistics or analysis. Debates often become more about making fun of the person who disagrees with you than actually debating an issue. On Georgetown’s own message board, HoyaTalk, the first thread I clicked on was titled, “NCAA 2008 Final Four Discussion,” but the front ...

Participation in a discussion board is among the most common assignments in online courses. We typically ask our students to respond to a reading or a prompt and then reply to several of their classmates. But most instructors would likely agree: discussion ...

SI Sooners has launched a new feature: public forums. Readers can now voice their opinion or ask any question on our new forums, message boards, topics and threads. Interact with each other and hear directly from publisher John Hoover, deputy editor Ryan ...