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EdTech provides consulting, training, outreach and educational services
for faculty, instructors and staff using educational technologies.
How
Online Writing Can Enrich Classroom Lectures and Discussions
Robert Baird has been using discussion boards and online writing assignments for almost ten years in his film and cinematography courses. In his brown bag presentation, Robert summarized many of the benefits of online discussion tools that he has discovered over the years. More...
Using Focused Web-based Discussions to Enhance
Student Engagement and Deep Understanding
In this article, Caroline Persell provides a compelling model for using online discussions to improve critical reasoning skills among her students. More...
Giving students roles to fulfill when posting not only provides structure to the assignment, but encourages critical thinking. For more on assigning roles to students, see Caroline Hodges article, Using Focused Web-Based Discussions to Enhance Student Interaction and Deep Understanding.
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