Kacy and Claire discuss two strategies students can use to turn a discussion post from an assignment that feels like busywork to a useful tool in developing a longer course paper.

Resources mentioned:

  • "From Prompt to Post: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Effective Discussion Posts" blog post
  • "Writing Introductions for Discussion Board Posts" blog post
  • "To Cite Yourself or Not To Cite Yourself: That Is The Question!" blog post
  • "A Discussion About Discussion Posts (Episode 25)" WriteCast episode
  • "A Philosophical (and Practical) Look at Self-Plagiarism (Episode 30)" WriteCast episode
  • Webpage on citing yourself and avoiding self-plagiarism

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