Online discussion forums are an essential and standard setup in online courses to facilitate interactions among learners. However, learners’ inadequate participation in online discussion forums is a ...

Instructors often incorporate online discussion forums into their courses, and many students write posts rich with ideas, questions and strategies during the semester. Nonetheless, both parties often ...

Providing a supportive learning culture for students will make them less likely to cheat – and discussion forums, with a few tweaks, may be the way to do it Like many educators, I have revisited ...

People often ask me to name my favorite online teaching tool. My answer is always the same: Hands down, it’s online discussion forums. As a veteran online teacher, I view discussion forums as the meat ...

Discussion forums are a key component of online learning platforms, allowing learners to ask for help, provide help to others, and connect with others in the learning community. Analyzing patterns of ...

Online discussion boards are here, whether we like them or not. Whether we’re teaching completely online or adding online discussion to a face-to-face class, online discussion boards are increasingly ...