We'd turn into Facebook pals, connect through LinkedIn and arrange Google Hangout sessions where we would help each other -- or more likely, just me -- with homework. We'd swap observations about our ...

There's no hand-raising in an online classroom, no vigorous head-nodding when a classmate has made a great point. In a virtual class, there's no chance to approach an instructor after a lecture to ask ...

There’s no hand-raising in an online classroom, no vigorous head-nodding when a classmate has made a great point. In a virtual class, there’s no chance to approach an instructor after a lecture to ask ...

Discussion was the element of my college classes I enjoyed most. I loved sitting in a class with a diverse group of people discussing literature, historical events, and political issues. In those ...

Teachers can break down a relatively large class into small groups of four to five students. Students should always be encouraged to complete all the assigned readings before attending the lectures ...

Heather VanMouwerik is a doctoral candidate in Russian History at the University of California, Riverside. Follow her @hvanmouwerik or check out her website. When I was an undergraduate, in those ...

Creating a classroom community where meaningful conversations can happen isn’t easy—it’s an ongoing process that takes time. But using online discussion tools can be one great way to help your ...

For many students, participating in online class discussions feels like a chore—a box to check off for participation points rather than a lively dialogue. “I go in there and do it because I have to,” ...

So the day of the text-based discussion has arrived and all of the students have had time to think about their ideas, write them down and pair-share in preparation for a vibrant and meaningful student ...

Early this year, after the pandemic had moved my classroom online, a student asked if we could try “silent meetings” in a course I was teaching. At first I assumed that, like many of us, he was just ...

YELLOWDIG, the developer of online discussion and community-building tools for colleges and universities, has raised an additional $800,000 in a pre-Series A round led by Musketeer Capital. Other ...