Introducing Ed Discussion
ED is a Q&A platform designed to help students and faculty communicate learning activities efficiently and effectively. In this article you will learn the highlighted features in Ed Discussion (ED) and how this tool can be used in your classes.
What is Ed Discussion?
Ed Discussion has a clean and intuitive interface to keep all your course communication in one place. Instead of answering similar questions from your students again and again via emails, students can create questions and posts even anonymously on Ed to benefit the whole class. Only an instructor role can create categories to keep all students’ questions and posts organized.
Learn more about ED from Quick Start Guide.
Why use Ed Discussion?
As we continue the hybrid instructional modality, finding intuitive ways to foster student-centered learning community to enrich their learning experiences will be likely ongoing. Providing agencies for students to solve problems by themselves can enhance their higher-order thinking skills. On the other hand, using the data analytics dashboard in ED can also help faculty track the patterns in student questions and thoughts. Following are some unique features in ED can benefit your classroom:
Getting started with Ed Discussion?
Ed Discussion has been chosen as the new online discussion tool that integrates with Canvas. After a successful pilot in 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring involving more than 26 classes in 5 schools, the University has decided to integrate this new tool into Canvas.
To ask questions and/or demonstration about Ed Discussion, please submit a support ticket to the GSE-IT Courseware Support team.