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Aligns with UDL principle of multiple means of action and expression

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Aligns with UDL principle of multiple means of action and expression

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Ideas include: traditional text, audio file, video, visual representation, comic strip, web-based tools like Trello or Padlet

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Ideas include: traditional text, audio file, video, visual representation, comic strip, web-based tools like Trello or Padlet

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Students are provided a discussion prompt and can choose to use a variety of methods for their initial post

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Students are provided a discussion prompt and can choose to use a variety of methods for their initial post

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Especially useful when course content is extensive and more than can be feasibly covered in the semester

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Especially useful when course content is extensive and more than can be feasibly covered in the semester

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Students respond by asking questions about the topic and sharing what they know about one another’s topics.

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Students respond by asking questions about the topic and sharing what they know about one another’s topics.

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Each student researches a topic or reads an article.  Their initial discussion post is presenting what they learned to their classmates

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Each student researches a topic or reads an article.  Their initial discussion post is presenting what they learned to their classmates

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Considerations: some students are overwhelmed by this type of visual stimuli; also screen readers cannot read word clouds

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Considerations: some students are overwhelmed by this type of visual stimuli; also screen readers cannot read word clouds

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Students respond to the words/frequency in the cloud

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Students respond to the words/frequency in the cloud

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Consideration - some online students do their work while putting children to bed. Videos make noise, so cannot be viewed during this activity

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Consideration - some online students do their work while putting children to bed. Videos make noise, so cannot be viewed during this activity

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Research suggest pairing videos with text

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Research suggest pairing videos with text

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Use of video enhances social presence and sense of community for online courses

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Use of video enhances social presence and sense of community for online courses

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Responses may be in the form of video or text

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Responses may be in the form of video or text

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Must include transcription with video to ensure accessibility for all students

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Must include transcription with video to ensure accessibility for all students

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Initial posts are videos, often presentations

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Initial posts are videos, often presentations

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Marla J. Lohmann, PhD
Assistant Professor, Special Education
Colorado Christian University
MLohmann@ccu.edu

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Lohmann, M. J., & Boothe, K. A. (2020). Developing asynchronous online discussion boards to

increase student engagement and learning. In R. Ceglie, A. Thornburg, & D. Abernathy (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Developing Engaging Online Courses (pp. 134-151). IGI Global.

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Please post your questions in this column and I will respond to them.

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Please post your questions in this column and I will respond to them.

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Response posts include suggestions for improving product for career use

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Response posts include suggestions for improving product for career use

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Initial discussion post is photo of product (or actual product if it is web-based or digital file)

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Initial discussion post is photo of product (or actual product if it is web-based or digital file)

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Students create products they may use in their future/current careers

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Students create products they may use in their future/current careers

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Students may be in the group that defends something they do not believe

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Students may be in the group that defends something they do not believe

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This helps them to better understand the topic and why people have differing opinions

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Each group must research and present their side of the case

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Each group must research and present their side of the case

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Initial discussion post is their opening argument

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Instructor can assign or students can select

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Option 2 for discussion: students primarily discuss topic with their own group, but have the choice to participate in other group discussions

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Option 2 for discussion: students primarily discuss topic with their own group, but have the choice to participate in other group discussions

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Option 1 for discussion: students may only discuss topic with their own group

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Option 1 for discussion: students may only discuss topic with their own group

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Course instructor can assign groups or let students choose 

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Course instructor can assign groups or let students choose 

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Correlation between failing the course and inactivity in course discussions 

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Correlation between failing the course and inactivity in course discussions 

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Davies & Graff, 2005

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Majority of fully online students work full time, thus needing flexibility in schoolwork

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Majority of fully online students work full time, thus needing flexibility in schoolwork

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Clinefelter & Aslanian, 2017

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Over 14% of college students take all of their courses via a web-based format 

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Over 14% of college students take all of their courses via a web-based format 

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US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2018

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Almost 30% of college students take at least some coursework online 

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Almost 30% of college students take at least some coursework online 

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US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2018