Online Learning Update

December 23, 2018

10 Tips for Effective Online Discussions

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:03 am

by Edwige Simon, EDUCAUSE Review

For many of today’s students and more than a few educators, effective participation in online discussions in postsecondary education may not be second nature. In particular, graduate-level discussions present challenges quite different from their undergraduate counterparts, as master’s degree candidates tend to be highly motivated. This may mean that they frequently exceed the minimum number of required posts and write longer entries. The recommendations below are based on my own experience teaching fully online graduate courses with fifteen to twenty students, although many of these points would benefit those teaching at the undergraduate level as well.

https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2018/11/10-tips-for-effective-online-discussions

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