Most courses at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) include discussion board assignments each week. In fact, you might have discussion boards in every course of your degree program. So, why are ...

While there are many tools in Blackboard Learn, discussion boards are a staple when we want to foster conversation with students about course content. When crafted to leverage the key aspects of ...

We’ve all been there: rewording a classmate’s post just enough to hit the word count on a discussion board. Usually, we start with “Great point!” and then proceed to paraphrase their entire argument.

To help set up your asynchronous online section, consider the following ideas: Use discussion forums for weekly interaction. Create discussion prompts each week to encourage ongoing peer engagement.

Participation in a discussion board is among the most common assignments in online courses. We typically ask our students to respond to a reading or a prompt and then reply to several of their ...