Using the Online Forum as a tool for collaboration

Online Forum Online discussion forums allow for increased interactions: Feel more confident More time to think about comment Everyone has an equal opportunity to contribute Several options for utilizing the Forum section.

Online Forum Collaboration Synchronous Collaboration Schedule a time when all participants log on to the forum section and discuss a specific topic or issue. Schedule a guest “expert” to engage in an online discussion

Online Forum Collaboration Asynchronous Collaboration Post questions, comments, and reflections at the participant’s convenience Respond to other participant’s posted comments.

Important Tips You must be logged in to POST a comment. Initial comments are displayed along with the number of responses that comment has. Click on the comment and a “map” of comments will be displayed. Click on any response from here to see it You may respond to any initial comment and/or response

Important Tips Click on a person’s name at the top of his/her posting (dark green name under the title) to send them a direct e-mail message Refresh the screen often to see the most recent postings. Search option will locate all postings related to a specific topic Searches the titles as well as the content of the postings