2020 Virtual Conference

Attendees will consider discussion board topics for engaging and motivating math students. Because discussion boards are a primary place for student interaction, learn how the presenter expanded the scope of topics and the results she has seen. Time will be given to brainstorm new topics to use in your courses.

Due to the nature of the virtual presentation, we were unable to use breakout rooms for group interaction. However, the results of the brainstorming activity on characteristics of discussion board prompts best for promoting engagement and interaction can be found online using the link in the posted PowerPoint presentation. All related resources are also available through the links at the end of the PowerPoint presentation.

The following are links shared during the session:

Links to some online resources about best practices with Discussion Boards
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O5oB0276fEHR69d8UQrcS-uXH8SqiZR52Pwp2NyhBII/edit?usp=sharing
Links to the new prompts that I am using https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iwyre8Y2kgT8TctD3lgJkYFWO7gqWy9zPrDsgBUmiY4/edit?usp=sharing
Read over the prompts shared on this document and rank them them from highest to lowest on which you think might lead to more student engagement & interaction
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dUPwCa6xT1bRGRDJlywZ-uHpEvsvzQ44fWELuNEUiSg/edit?usp=sharing

Create some new ideas for discussion prompts to use in your classes Share new and currently used discussion prompts with the AMATYC community
Link to Google Form

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvx11byTZBTzy9d4Xovng7adRrn53huXobVAbUue9f25zB9Q/viewform
Link to Google Doc
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Zudt2EDUpjae3KiNFOUrT6PyW9Nm6WruuxZRIZyvAw/edit
Link to Google Sheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FFcp52SpTMELF-rtOt0p9Dtyk45WDC_fBhhIZfQaOo8/edit#gid=726142260