Enhancing Student Interaction with Online Discussion Boards
Mónica Torregrosa of HCC has forwarded the following request for ideas regarding the use of online discussion boards to support student interaction:
I have been developing a website for my Intermediate Spanish course using WebCt. Besides posting documents of use to my students, I have required them to post answers to weekly discussion questions. My goal is to increase their fluency in Spanish by providing a way to communicate and use the language outside of class. Sometimes oral class discussions are based on the same topics on which they have posted answers. I would like to communicate with other faculty using WebCt to find out how they use the bulletin board. I am looking for a way to enhance this feature and encourage students to respond to each other. Any feedback will be appreciated.
Mónica Torregrosa
Holyoke Community College