Workshop Wednesday: Engaging Discussion Boards

Register for the training by filling out the form below.


Please contact James Butler (jbutl22@clemson.edu) if you encounter accessibility issues with this form.

Session Information

Discussion boards can be the bane of your teaching experience and your student’s learning experience. But with a little care, they can be a compelling source of online engagement that encourages active peer learning. Join this presentation to learn about designing quality discussion board structures and prompts that translate to meaningful learning for your students.


Facilitated by James Butler, Digital Learning Strategist.


When: September 27th from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.

Modality: Virtual and synchronous—an Outlook Calendar invite, with the Zoom link, will be sent.

Recording: This training may be recorded.

Additional Resources:


With Clemson Online Staff


On Your Own Time


Contact James Butler (jbutl22@clemson.edu) with any questions about this session.

Registrant Information

Please enter your first and last name.

Please provide your Clemson University email address.


All communication regarding training will take place via university email only.


If you do not have your Clemson email address at the time of registration, please use a personal email that you check regularly.

Please select an option below.


If you are associated with multiple departments or schools please select the corresponding options.


We use this information to assess where we can grow our support.

Please share what school or department you are associated with if it is not in the list above.

Please select one or more options to indicate where you learned about this session.


We use this information to improve how we promote our training.

Please share where you learned about this training session if not listed above.

Please indicate any accessibility accommodations you might require.


Note that any recorded trainings will have closed captioning provided when recordings are distributed.

Session Topic Question Submission

If you have a question, or questions, about this topic please share here.


We use this information so we can be as prepared as possible to address your concerns.


Please enter "n/a" if you do not have any questions at this time.