UO Online Explores: Discussion Charters and Peer Culture

UO Online Explores: Discussion Charters and Peer Culture 

Friday, October 7, 1:00-2:30 pm in the Knight Library DREAM Lab  

 This workshop explores how we can create spaces for our students to work together democratically and define what the norms should be in their online discussions. Empowering students to work together and take ownership of their education is one of the most impactful things we do as educators. Fostering an active and inclusive peer culture can also be challenging for our students, especially in an online course where we need to be more intentional about how they interact and communicate. Please join UO Online as we explore discussion charters and peer culture in online courses. This event will give you a chance to hear from your colleagues and practice creating a discussion charter. The main event will be 1:00-2:00 pm; the final half-hour will be for hands-on help with your online course. 

The event is part of UO Online’s Fall series exploring the theme of student engagement in online courses. The series spotlights how we, as educators, can create opportunities for students to have substantive choices about what and how they learn and the path to get there. Through three events, we invite open discussion about our students taking ownership of their education, both individually and collectively.