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Down-and-dirty Guidelines for Effective Discussions in Online Courses

'The purpose of the following list of guidelines is to help educators new to online teaching, design, facilitate, and manage effective discussions for learners in online courses in order to establish the level of social presence needed to encourage inspirational and meaningful learning. These guidelines do not work in isolation, but work systemically together to create an effective online learning experience.'...

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Academic Support Services / Faculty Development / Teaching Strategies / Online Communications

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: September 24, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: November 21, 2019
Author:: Joanna C. Dunlap
Submitter:: Cathy Swift

Primary Audience:: College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: PDF
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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