How to Help Students Engage in Online Class Discussions

Class discussions can be very rewarding but also time-consuming for an instructor in any learning environment. This is especially true for educators when there is a large class-size, a complex course topic, the instructor is an adjunct and has many other responsibilities, or it is the first time an instructor has taught the course.

There are two possible options available when an instructor is faced with the demands of a discussion and the first is to go through the motions and meet the minimal requirements needed to facilitate the class. This can include talking at students and telling them what they need to know. The other option, one that is likely to be more successful, is to devote the time necessary to be actively involved in the conversations, along with the development of talking points prior to the start of class. Regardless of the option chosen as an instructional strategy, class discussions need the instructor's active engagement and involvement so that students remain focused on the topic and actively engaged in the class.

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