using discussion board to engage
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Enhance Your Course:Discussion Board
How to Use Online Discussion Board Tools to Truly Get Your Students Interacting and Thinking
Transform
Get Them Talking…
• Let them have fun—no standard ice-breakers here!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQOds0kCgOk
• Let them discuss course assignments…even testsThis can help the instructor “eavesdrop” and check for
understanding
• Share relevant clips that support and extend course contentThe instructor will need to monitor and guide the discussion—no
student left out
Use Ice-Breakers to Not Only Introduce but to Learn a Tool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b7YFtiE5EA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJAFSCcBSqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA-gbpt7Ts8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6vM4dhI9I8
Students will be shown commercials in which to identify and analyze the following elements: Summary Statement (Thesis Statement) Key Points (Supporting Information) Credibility Audience Various Persuasive Elements
*A link to the commercial will be provided on Blackboard/Moodle or other means so that the students may view the commercial multiple times if needed. Old Spice Commercial (humor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE Subaru Commercial (Emotional): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F3-InOdMP4 Suave Shampoo (Expert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__evLVeZncY Dawn Dish Brush (Informative): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjVnnMTPKHQ