Discussion forums are a common tool in the online classroom. From enhancing engagement to making thinking visible and helping build community, discussion forums can have a tremendous impact on your online course. As with any other course element, though, it’s important that you implement forums carefully. We’ve created the following infographic to help with this.
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For more information on how you can use discussion forums in your course, we recommend the following: