Discussion Forum Instructions
When writing your initial post in the discussion forum assignments, answer all questions with 1 paragraph per numbered question cluster, making sure to answer all subquestions within the cluster. Assignments will have 3-4 overall question clusters. A paragraph is 4-6 sentences.
For all discussion forum assignments, reply to at least two (2) of your peers using the Ask a Question, Answer a Question format:
- Reply to your peers with at least five (5) substantive sentences based upon the content of their post. Sentences like “Hello” and “Good post” do not count toward this length requirement.Â
- When possible, seek out students who have not yet received a response.
- One of these sentences should ask a question of each peer to generate further discussion. This question should be related to the substance of their post.
- Check the discussion forum throughout the week.
- When your peers respond to your posts, answer their questions, then ask a question in return to further the conversation.
- Similarly, when you ask a question, monitor the thread for responses, answer their question, and ask another question in return, etc.
- When responding to your peers, search for posts that do not yet have replies rather than focusing on specific people.
- Please respond in this manner throughout the week to build community in the online classroom.