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Discussion Boards and Forums

Online discussions are a public forum area within each course. Students and instructors hold ongoing discussions by ‘posting’ written messages about a given discussion topic or essential question. Discussion boards can be used for sharing assignments, posting final projects, critiquing, or general discussion. Some of the benefits of online discussion include student reflection prior to response, a safer communication arena for shy students or ESL students, continuance of face-to-face classroom discussion, and a place for more informal discussion and sharing.

The handouts are in both html and Microsoft Word formats. Simply click the (HTML) link to open it in a web page or click the (MS Word) link to get the word format. To save any of these documents to your computer, do the following:

1. Click onto the hyperlinked MS Word.
2. You will get two options: Open or Save.
3. Click "Save" to save a copy of the file to your computer.
4. Click "Open" to open the file within the browser.
5. Note: On a MAC, you can only download these files not view them within the browser.

Discussion Board Upgrade for Blackboard 7

Discussion Board Seminar

• Michelle Troy Materials
• Online ReadingLog (MS Word) (HTML)
• Online Reading Log Assignment (MS Word)  (HTML)
• Reading Log (MS Word) (HTML)
• Reading log commentary sheet (MS Word) (HTML)
• Reading log Report Guidelines (MS Word) (HTML)

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