Webinar: Developing and Facilitating Engaging Asynchronous Online Discussions
Wednesday, November 17, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Online -Participants will receive an email with the link prior to the webinar
Presenters: Betsy Guala and Zachary Goldberg, CETL-eCampus
Online discussions are used to build dynamic learning communities, to synthesize key concepts and to promote critical thinking skills. Join us as we discuss tips for writing engaging prompts and successfully facilitating asynchronous discussion forums. We will be sharing examples from a number of different disciplines.
By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:
* Discuss the purpose of using online discussion forums
* Identify examples of engaging discussion prompts.
* Discuss best practices for facilitating discussion forums.
* Discuss grading of online discussions.
Please note: The focus of this webinar is asynchronous online discussions.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2247
For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu