Online discussion boards serve as a tool for professors to connect with students asynchronously and promote thoughtful engagement with learning material outside of class time. However, many faculty ...

MADISON, WI, May 12th, 2010 – Graduate student courses frequently incorporate student-led discussion sessions in order to encourage active participation over passive learning. They can improve ...

Most everyone in the room agreed that phones can be a major distraction, yet few favored banning them. They argued that ...

As an undergraduate, I took a seminar dedicated entirely to Ulysses by James Joyce. Joyce’s modernist novel is mystifying, so question marks hung on the ends of students’ contributions. As we ...

Online discussion boards are one of the most commonly used activities when it comes to facilitating student engagement in an online environment. There are many benefits of using discussion boards.

A Texas community college has launched a new initiative that will enable faculty to cultivate more enriching, engaging class discussions utilizing artificial intelligence (AI). In partnership with the ...

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.

The classroom is filled with chatter—questions, comments, and, mostly, opinions fly around the room—yet Sarah Wadleigh, the teacher, sits quietly at the lectern doodling. The unfolding events are all ...

Despite living in an era of heightened Islamophobia in the U.S., Muslim women are challenging misconceptions surrounding Islam through their hijab. In this photo essay, a handful of women from the ...

Students gathered at the university of Cincinnati to discus racism on campus and to develop solutions. Students gathered at the university of Cincinnati to discus racism on campus and to develop ...

A student organization at the University of Chicago is hosting a discussion on race that is "BIPOC-Only." The student organization, UChicago United, is hosting an event titled "Race @ UChicago" as ...