FAQS

An Introduction to Discussions

In your traditional online courses, your teacher will most likely use the Discussion item to promote collaboration in your classroom. Discussions allow teachers and students to communicate with each other on a given topic by exchanging ideas through posts and replies. Unlike the face-to-face classroom, you do not need to raise your hand to make a point; instead, you can post your thoughts to a discussion.

There are three ways in which you can participate in a discussion:

• From within the course, you can open the item on the Content Outline.
• From within the course, you can find the item in the Discussions area, located within Course Tools. Here you can monitor all course Discussions from one location.
• You can participate in a Discussion from the Activity Stream.

Tips

Remember these tips when participating in a discussion:

• Take time to write a meaningful post.
• Respond to your peers.
• Check back frequently and look for new posts.
• Follow netiquette guidelines.
• Stay on topic.