Breaking the Boards: How Guided Peer-To-Peer Discussions Replace Traditional Discussion Boards In An Online Course
At the OLC Accelerate conference, Jill Reid an Associate Professor of biology at Virginia Commonwealth University, joined by Peerceptiv emerged as a standout in surpassing conference averages for positive session evaluations. In the session, Jill showcased how she was able to replace discussion boards with Peerceptiv peer learning. Leveraging purpose-built peer-to-peer learning software provides students with an opportunity to engage in multiple deeper intimate conversations and receive specific feedback from their peers as opposed to traditional discussion boards that typically provide more surface-level interaction. Read the handout from Jill’s OLCA presentation here.
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