DISCUSSIONS - ONLINE

Discussions: Online and Face-to-Face.
Faculty Forum workshop, November 18, 2003.
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/Faculty/citl/articles/docs/
notes_discussions_11-18-03.pdf

Managing Electronic Discussions.
Faculty Forum workshop, March 12, 2003.
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/Faculty/citl/articles/docs/
discussions_3-12-03.pdf
Tips for encouraging student participation in online discussions.

Synchronous Discussion Strategies.
Melissa Anderson, Jennifer Brown, March 2001.
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/Faculty/citl/articles/docs/
synchmar01.pdf
Using "Chat" effectively online.

Crafting Questions for Online Discussions.
Penn State University, Teaching and Learning with Technology.
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/online_questions/
Describes types and benefits of questions.

Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning.
Tisha Bender. Stylus Publishing: 2003.
Read Stephanie Nickerson's review of this book in the December 2003 issue of Online Classroom. (subscription information included)

Facilitating Online Learning: Effective Strategies for Moderators.
George Collison, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, & Robert Tinker.
Atwood Publishing: 2000.
To borrow our copy of this book, send us an e-mail.

Keeping Online Asynchronous Discussions on Topic.
Bart P. Beaudin (1999). Asynchronous Learning Networks 3(2).
http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/v3n2/v3n2_beaudin.asp
http://www.aln.org/publications/jaln/v3n2/pdf/
v3n2_beaudin.pdf
Report of an empirical study rating discussion strategies online.

Online Lectures: Benefits for the Virtual Classroom.
Alvin Wang and Michael Newlin (2001). T.H.E. Journal 29(1).
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A3562.cfm
Argues that incorporating regular "chat" sessions into one's online course pays off in several ways.