This desk arrangement facilitates peer discussions and supports effective collaborative and independent work. And students prefer it.

Discussions in Brightspace consist of forums, topics, and threads; threads are further broken down into posts and replies. An example of this structure might look like a “Weekly Reading Reflections” ...

The Discussion tool can be used to encourage users to share thoughts on course material with both instructors and their peers. Creating forums and topics in Brightspace is an effective way for users ...

Why Are Class Discussions Challenging? There are a variety of reasons that class discussions are challenging. It’s not necessarily just students being “lazy”. There could be a lot of real issues and ...

Excerpted from Building Better Citizens: A New Civics Education for All by Holly Korbey. A Twenty-first Century Guide to Politics in the Classroom In a four-year study of classroom political ...