Canvas: Discussions for Students
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Spark a virtual conversation forum and connect with your classmates with Canvas Discussions. Raise the bar to heighten your learning experience! Begin to share ideas with one another, add insightful resources or provide a value-added opinion. The "discussion-ary" pathway is yours.
π Target the Benefits of Discussions
π― Get to know your classmates. ππ½ββοΈπ¨π»βπ»ππ½ββοΈπ©π»βπΌ
π― Enhance your understanding and articulate course content in your own words.
π― Engage in a course topic conversation with ALL your classmates.
π― Sharpen your skillset to recognize and investigate assumptions.
π― Provides time to reflect on your thoughts and think about your responses.
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Level-Up Your Canvas Discussions
- Remember to be on-time when responding to your discussion prompts. Be sure to answer questions with a suitable length and remember "Yes/No" answers are π« not recommended.
- Post early and often. Discussions often feature an initial deadline for posting and a later one for responses. Many courses ask students to post initial items by Wednesday or Thursday and peer responses by Sunday.
- Don't wander off topic. Pay attention to the prompts and stay on topic. Answer all the questions π TIP: Create an outline to make sure you answered all the questions.π
- Presentation and grammar count! π TIP: Start your post in a Word document, edit, and spell check it. When done, cut and paste it and add it to the rich content editor. (EASY! π)
- Want to add a value-added resource? Look for the π and attach a file in seconds. Watch this video to learn how.
- Remember to be respectful and kind. Follow netiquette guidelines and be flexible to others. And.... Canvas Discussions may just be the game changer. Who knows after discussing a topic... you may just change your mind!
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