Here are some tips on how to improve online discussion participation along with a few tutorials on using blogs, discussions, journals and wikis effectively.

Tips on improving online discussion participation
These tips, based on some commonly used best practices, can be used to help instructors undertake their roles for promoting online interaction and participation.

Explore the differences between blogs, discussions and journals
This tutorial looks at the differences between blogs, discussions and journals and offers options on how to use them.

Online collaboration via blogs, discussions, journals and wikis
This tutorial looks at online collaboration with blogs, discussions, journals and wikis on Blackboard. You will learn how to edit and manage the tools and what options may work best for your students.

Discussion tips and tricks
Save time and minimize stress by utilizing Blackboard’s discussion features! You’ll learn strategies such as how to organize threads and posts, create a thread (without worrying about losing your work), and search through previous posts.

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