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Name: mêskanâs Essential 4 - Creating Discussion Forums (In Person)
Start: 2026-08-20T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-08-20T11:30:00-06:00
Location: 7-202C

mêskanâs Essential 4 - Creating Discussion Forums (In Person) In-Person

This session will show you how to create a forum activity where your students share their learning electronically.

Recommended Prerequisite Session(s):

mêskanâs Essential 1 - Organizing your course content effectively

Session Outline:

mêskanâs Forum Types and Settings
- A single simple discussion
- Each person posts one discussion
- Q and A forum
- Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format
- Standard forum for general use
Pros and Cons of Using Forums
Best Practices for Using Forums
Q/A

Please note that you must have an active MacEwan credential to be able to register for this workshop and login to mêskanâs during the session.

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Date:: Thursday, August 20, 2026
Time:: 10:00am - 11:30am
Time Zone:: Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:: 7-202C
Campus:: MacEwan University
Audience:: Faculty General New Faculty (recommended)
Categories:: Educational Technologies mêskanâs training

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