Online Discussion Forums - Explained by Common Craft - ORG

In the real world, we depend on discussions for learning and socializing. It’s how we relate to one another. The same thing happens on the Web, and thanks to discussion forums, we have a reliable way to organize and discover information in the form of discussions between people anywhere in the world.

• The role of discussion forums on the Web
• Why discussion forums matter
• How discussion forums are organized
• What is required for forum participation
• How forums are managed and can become a community

Video Info:

• Duration: 02m 29s
• Captions Available: YES
• Lesson Plan: YES
• Category: Technology, Social Media
• ISTE Standard: Creative Communicator, Indicator 6d
• ACRL Info Literacy Frame: Information Has Value, Scholarship as Conversation, Information Creation as a Process