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Want your students to have rich, complex conversations about the texts they read? This method leads to the kinds of classroom discussions you thought only happened in college.

What if we invited our students to talk about AI without steering them in a particular direction? Last semester, I felt a palpable sense of relief and excitement in the room at an open forum that drew teachers and students where I work at College of Marin. Shelly Jarenski writes, “Having these conve

Discussions are a staple of interactive teaching, but they require careful planning and intentionality to support learning. Explore how to set discussion goals, develop questions that inspire energetic conversation, and show students how to contribute productively to class discussions.

Classroom discussions help engagement and learning so find out how instructors can get started in facilitating respectful debate among students using a simple framework

Meaningful online discussions that promote learning and build community usually do not happen spontaneously. They require planning, good use of questioning techniques, and incentives for student participation.

Discussion Boards can be used to increase content comprehension, retention, and metacognitive skills in any type of course and provide students with social connection outside of the classroom setting. This QRG includes ideas for implementation and actionable strategies to create interesting discussion posts for your students.

Discussion can engage students and help them to see different perspectives. Here are strategies you can use to create a discussion-rich classroom."I want

From text to video and voiceboards, here are media formats to consider and tools to use for an online discussion.

Seven online discussion activities you can use when the goal is for learners to explore a concept through convergent thinking.

Four ideas for structuring an online discussion when the goal is for learners to further explore a concept studied in class.

In part 1, we'll explore activities to structure an online discussion to encourage learners to apply the concepts they have learned in class.

Suggestions for integrating metacognition into an online discussion with role swaps, the muddiest point, mood boards, and more.

How to ask questions that get students talking in a discussion board