The Canvas LMS is a very powerful tool, especially when using the Discussion Pages as the engine of your course. These are five strategies that can be used with learners to create opportunities for creativity and collaboration.

Discussions are ideal forums for building both community cohesion and affective association. These qualities promote social presence and by extension increase the likelihood of increased engagement. That feeling of being isolated that so many students feel especially in online only spaces can be reduced by using these strategies. These strategies

We are pedagogically felonious. Come along and roll with us. Escape the odious, onerous, sanctimonious. Defy the moon walkers. Confront the taxi drivers. They cannot…