Discussion Forums: Purpose, Practicalities, and Possibilities

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.

discussion forum purpose practice and possibilities
discussion forum purpose practice and possibilities

For more information on how you can use discussion forums in your course, we recommend the following: