Well-written multiple-choice items can deepen thinking and learning, rather than simply challenging students to recall basic ...

Our April 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Julia Phillips' "Disappearing Earth." Become a member of the Now Read This book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing ...

For your next book club meeting, liven up the conversation with these fun and thought-provoking book club questions For book lovers, there’s nothing more exciting than learning someone has read the ...

Our October 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Paul Tough’s “Helping Children Succeed”, which looks at the unique challenges that children who are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Participation in a discussion board is among the most common assignments in online courses. We typically ask our students to respond to a reading or a prompt and then reply to several of their ...

People often ask me to name my favorite online teaching tool. My answer is always the same: Hands down, it’s online discussion forums. As a veteran online teacher, I view discussion forums as the meat ...

A discussion board is a “space” where students can further delve into classroom content. It can promote collaboration, and offer individuals room to explore topics, issues, and/or questions. The ...

The questions, discussion topics, and other material that follow are intended to enhance your group's conversation of Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart, an intimate and heartfelt memoir in which the ...

The 50-page document was written by a committee of 22 people in April and May and approved by Pope Francis. The opening day of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is seen in the ...

One of Kevin Gannon’s favorite class discussion activities doesn’t involve much talking. Inspired by complete-the-story games in which players each write a line of a tale that builds off a previous ...