Introduction
Online discussions can be used in a variety of ways:
- Have students post responses to questions about the reading before lecture to ensure they come to class prepared.
- Students can use private discussion boards to coordinate small group projects.
- TAs and students can use private discussion boards to communicate within sections.
- Online discussions can "prime the pump" for in-class discussions or enable students who are too shy to talk in class to contribute.
Table of Contents
Nuts and Bolts
| Setting up a Discussion Board ("Topic") | printable guide [1] | |
| Setting up a Private Discussion Board | printable guide [1] | |
| Posting a Message | printable guide [1] | |
| Reading and Replying to Postings | printable guide [1] | |
| Compiling and Downloading Postings | printable guide [1] | |
| BB to Database Converter for WebCT (Windows only) | external link | |
| Deleting a Discussion Board ("Topic") | printable guide |
Advice on Using Discussion Boards
| A Different Flow: Using the WebCT Discussion Tool (Nancy Stoller, Community Studies) | video presentation [3] |