1. © 2010 Blackboard Inc. All rights reserved. Blackboard Learn 9.1 Making the Most of Discussions

2. Workshop Overview 1

3. Workshop Roadmap Workshop Overview The Student Experience Creating Discussions Moderating Discussions Managing Discussions Grading Discussions 1 Workshop Overview This workshop contains five sections:

4. Student Experience 2

5. Learning Outcomes Navigate discussion forums and threads Change the forum view Select which type of threads to display Create threads and reply to posts Rate posts Collect and filter posts Use the Search function Use appropriate discussion etiquette 2 Student Experience

6. Forums, Threads, and Posts 2 Student Experience

7. Access the Discussion Board 2 Student Experience Course Menu link

8. The Discussion Board 2 Student Experience

9. Within a Forum 2 Student Experience

10. List View 2 Student Experience

11. Thread Actions 2 Student Experience

12. Tree View 2 Student Experience

13. Changing the Displayed Threads 2 Student Experience

14. Within a Thread 2 Student Experience

15. Within a Thread 2 Student Experience

16. Replying to Posts 2 Student Experience

17. Replying to Posts 2 Student Experience original post

18. Rating Posts 2 Student Experience select post assign stars

19. Rating Posts 2 Student Experience

20. Creating Threads 2 Student Experience

21. Creating Threads 2 Student Experience

22. Collecting Posts 2 Student Experience

23. Collection Page 2 Student Experience

24. Filtering Collected Posts 2 Student Experience

25. Searching Posts 2 Student Experience

26. Hands-on Activity Use the Student Course to complete the hands-on activity at the end of the Student Experience section. 2 Student Experience

27. Best Practice: Discussion Etiquette Group Discussion: Are there guidelines you would add to the list in the manual? Will you share any guidelines with your students? If so, how will you distribute this information? 2 Student Experience

28. Creating Discussions 3

29. Learning Outcomes Explain the difference between the student and instructor views of the Discussion Board Create discussion forums and threads Set grading options for forums and threads Explain ways to organize the Discussion Board Enable email subscriptions to forums and threads Add a forum to a course area Craft effective questions 3 Creating Discussions

30. The Discussion Board 3 Creating Discussions

31. Creating Forums 3 Creating Discussions

32. Creating Forums 3 Creating Discussions

33. Creating Threads 3 Creating Discussions

34. Creating Threads 3 Creating Discussions

35. Allowing Email Subscriptions 3 Creating Discussions

36. Hands-on Activity Use your Practice Course to complete the hands-on activity at the end of the Creating Discussions section. 3 Creating Discussions

37. Add a Forum to a Course Area 3 Creating Discussions

38. Best Practice: Crafting Effective Questions 3 Creating Discussions Essential questions: Require higher level thinking skills Guiding questions: Help students answer the essential question

39. Moderating Discussions 4

40. Learning Outcomes Describe techniques for moderating discussions List steps for developing successful online discussions Describe the forum roles and assign users to roles Use the Moderation Queue to monitor discussion posts and distribute the workload Describe thread status options and identify situations when it is appropriate to change the status 4 Moderating Discussions

41. The Art of Moderating 4 Moderating Discussions As an online instructor, your role is to facilitate the conversation and exchange of ideas on the Discussion Board. You need to ensure that students feel comfortable to share, while also monitoring responses and keeping everyone focused and on track. At the same time, you want to be careful not to dominate or impede the flow of the discussion.

42. Assigning Forum Roles 4 Moderating Discussions

43. Moderating Posts 4 Moderating Discussions

44. Moderating Posts 4 Moderating Discussions

45. Moderation Queue 4 Moderating Discussions

46. Moderation Queue 4 Moderating Discussions

47. Changing Thread Status 4 Moderating Discussions

48. Hands-on Activity Use your Practice Course to complete the hands-on activity at the end of the Moderating Discussions section. 4 Moderating Discussions

49. Managing Discussions 5

50. Learning Outcomes Change forum availability Edit descriptive information for the forum Edit forum settings as the discussion progresses Copy discussion forums Organize forums and threads Add tags to threads 5 Managing Discussions

51. Editing Forums 5 Managing Discussions

52. Editing Forums 5 Managing Discussions Name and Description Forum Availability Forum Settings

53. Copying Forums 5 Managing Discussions

54. Organizing Forums and Threads 5 Managing Discussions

55. Organizing Forums and Threads 5 Managing Discussions

56. Tagging Threads 5 Managing Discussions

57. Tagging Threads 5 Managing Discussions

58. Tagging Threads 5 Managing Discussions

59. Hands-on Activity Use your Practice Course to complete the hands-on activity at the end of the Managing Discussions section. 5 Managing Discussions

60. Grading Discussions 6

61. Learning Outcomes Explain the grading process Grade discussion forums and threads Disable grading Change and delete grades Use the Email tool when assigning grades Define discussion grading criteria 6 Grading Discussions

62. Assigning Forum Grades 6 Grading Discussions

63. Assigning Forum Grades 6 Grading Discussions

64. Assigning Forum Grades 6 Grading Discussions

65. Assigning Forum Grades 6 Grading Discussions

66. Assigning Thread Grades 6 Grading Discussions

67. Assigning Thread Grades 6 Grading Discussions

68. Assigning Thread Grades 6 Grading Discussions

69. Assigning Thread Grades 6 Grading Discussions

70. Disabling Grading 6 Grading Discussions

71. Emailing Students When Assigning Grades 6 Grading Discussions

72. Hands-on Activity Use your Practice Course to complete the hands-on activity at the end of the Grading Discussions section. 6 Grading Discussions

73. Best Practice: Define Grading Criteria To discuss: When grading discussions, it is important to have reasonable expectations about what can be accomplished. What is reasonable? Students need to know exactly what is expected of them. How will you do this? 6 Grading Discussions

74. Workshop Wrap Up 7

75. Key Concepts Creating forums and threads Replying to and rating posts Collecting and tagging posts Assigning forum roles Moderating posts Editing, copying, and organizing forums Assigning forum and thread grades Emailing students during the grading process Add forums to course areas 6 Workshop Wrap Up

76. Key Concepts 6 Workshop Wrap Up We explored the following best practices: Setting discussion etiquette guidelines Crafting effective questions Defining grading criteria