To build a successful online community, students need the tools to interact and create social presence. Through dialogue, we explore the topic at hand and share valuable ideas with peers or content experts. Asynchronous conversations can bridge global divides.
Blackboard Learn offers four communication tools for self-reflection, collaboration, and communication. The discussion board, blogs, journals, and wikis tools allow you to provide rich assignments and evaluate students in authentic ways where students can share and create knowledge.
Each of the four interactive tools can serve distinct purposes. You can use one or all of them in your course, or use them in various combinations. Grading in these tools also exists if your interactivity is tied to your assessment scheme.