Create Interesting Online Discussions at higher levels of Blooms Taxonomy! It is All About the Students!

Creating discussions which are meaningful to students enhances learning. Discussions are where most student/instructor and student to student interactions occur in distance learning environments. Video instructions outlining expectations of discussion participation can enhance the learning process. Discussions are typically used to provide scaffolding to key course concepts reinforcing reading assignments. Beyond this basic approach, we should also focus on teamwork, content clarification, and communication to support deeper understanding through questioning, analysis, and problem solving. This presentation will provide practical tips on how to design effective discussions that are both meaningful to students and develop higher level thinking skills.