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Illinois Compass Advanced Topics

Before, During, and After the Lecture: Use of Online Discussions

Time: 2 hours

We will explore ways in which selective, weekly use of online discussions can help students prepare for, engage with, and return to course lectures, content, and work. Examples of online discussion assignments that incorporate hyperlinks, images, and web pages will be introduced. In addition, we will cover important features of the Illinois Compass discussion tool that make managing online discussions easy by using powerful teaching tools such as: "gradable topics," navigation strategies, compiling messages, and reviewing "Discussion Activity Overview" information.