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Quick comparison of when to use discussion forums, blogs/journals, and wikis for assignments,

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Rubrics for assessing assignments, including wiki, blog, twitter, online discussions, and more. From UW-Stout by Karen Franker and others

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Tips for online facilitators, especially relevant for those used to teaching in a physical classroom who are moving online. Good practical stuff here like saving some of your best stories to re-energize students when motivation is lagging late in the course and preparing discussion questions and replies in advance.

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JALN article on supporting cognitive presence through designing effective online discussions. The authors goal was to support meaningful interaction in the discussions rather than just playing an "assessment game" where students post the minimum required for grades. The found that discussions did promote cognitive presence and critical thinking. Registration required to read the full PDF article.

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JALN article on creating a community of inquiry through online discussions, with positive results for students' perceived learning and satisfaction. Specifically, the authors found that, at least in this context, cognitive and teaching presence were correlated with both learning and satisfaction, but social presence only improved satisfaction. Registration required to download the PDF.

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Stephen Downes summarizes week 2 of CCK08, including a description of how different the discussions in Moodle and on the blogs are. The Moodle discussion has become very angry and dominated by a handful of people, while the blogs show much more diversity in perspectives.

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Principles for assessing online discussions and other conversations (blogs, chat, etc.) by coherence, awareness of audience, and diction. Writing for asynchronous discussion isn't the same as writing an essay, and the author argues that students who simply post essays to the discussion board should receive good grades.

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Network analysis in online discussions in two classes shows, not surprisingly, that asking probing questions and challenging posts results in more learner engagement than simple "cheerleading" posts like "Great job!"

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3 Design Principles for Growing Successful Email Listservs and Online Forums in Educational Settings. Even though the technology discussed is a little dated (the paper was written in 1998), the principles for online learning communities are still relevant.

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Best practices for working with online learning communities, including how to work with lurkers who may still be learning even if they aren't actively participating.

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Using VoiceThread as an asynchronous multimedia discussion with sixth graders with great results and conversations from students.

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Changes in the discussion board in Blackboard 7.3, including the grading options

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Research on using online discussions for student problem solving. The study found that problem solving discussions were more helpful for students than typical single topic discussions, but instructors can use strategies to guide discussion and encourage more depth.

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Stephen Downes comments on student work from the course Building Online Collaborative Environments, where students support positions for and against connectivism

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George Siemens comments on some of the student work for a course I developed, Building Online Collaborative Environments. The specific assignment is a wiki resource where students defend a position either for or against connectivism.

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