Asynchronous online discussion boards are an effective tool for developing and enhancing
critical thinking skills and writing in online as well as in-person courses. In this teacher-ready …

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, online and distance education enrolled over 19 million
students in the US. As colleges and universities return to in-person instruction, the number of …

Instructors who teach online often engage with students in an asynchronous discussion
board, a forum in which students can interact with each other and the instructor. In these …

INTRODUCTION “… bathed in bits and bytes since birth”(Tapscott, 2009, when discussing
the “Net Generation”) Online classes often offer a convenient and flexible learning …

Discourse plays a key role in the social process of learning. There appeared to be a gap of
research in the literature concerning how learners are motivated to think critically when …