Discussion Forums: Purpose, Practicalities, and Possibilities

Discussion forums are a common tool in the online classroom. From enhancing engagement to making thinking visible and helping build community, discussion forums can have a tremendous impact on your online course. As with any other course element, though, it’s important that you implement forums carefully. To help you with this, we’ve created the following infographic:

For more information on how you can use discussion forums in your course, we recommend the following:

• Creating Engagement Through Discussion Forums
• Ensuring Students Are Thinking and Understanding in the Online Classroom
• Netiquette Basics