General Guidelines

• Discussion Navigation
• Participating in Discussion
• Creating & Editing Posts

• Did You Miss Anything?

• Archiving Topics

Participation Policies

• Drafting Participation Guidelines

• Sample Participation Guidelines

• Sample Discussion Grading Policy

• Sample Discussion Participation Rubrics

Discussion Questions

• Writing Effective Discussion Questions

• Icebreakers & Refreshers

• Discussion Questions to Support Professional Development

Discussion Facilitation

• Managing Your Online Discussion (video)

• Tips for Discussion Facilitation
• Efficient Discussions
• Engaging Your Absent / Silent / Invisible Online Students
• Helping Students Participate in Discussion
• Good Discussion Participation (tutorial for students)
• Managing Project-Based Classes Online
• Managing Group Directed Study & Thesis Forum Classes
• Strategies for Teaching Group Directed Study Classes (801)

Grading Participation

• Assessing Online Participation
• Grading Online Discussion Participation

Additional Resources

• Using 'Sticky' Ideas to Create Memorable Lectures & Discussions

• Keeping Students Motivated

• (Re)Engaging Students During Slump Times