Recording of training session 23rd March 2021. Presenters: Tracy Hodgson-Drysdale, Andrea Gorra
The Discussion tool in Brightspace allows students to question, clarify, experiment, prepare, present and polish their scholarly and collaborative inquiries in an asynchronous online format. This workshop is designed to show you how to get the most out of online discussions and build classroom community doing so. We will give you examples of the types of discussions for different purposes, guide you through the setup, and help you plan the facilitation.  

By the end of this session, you will be able to:  

Setup course discussions for various purposes 

Build student learning communities using discussions  

Use discussions meaningfully for graded and ungraded assessment activities   

Create effective discussion prompts and elicit meaningful peer feedback  

Design group discussions and activities