Getting started with Ed Discussion

You must register to attend and must be a faculty member of UT Austin. Further information on the transition to Ed Discussion is available for faculty in the staff/faculty portal.

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Instructors are using Ed Discussion for class Q&A with great success. Folks have found it saves considerable time for teaching staff, reduces emails, while also increasing student engagement and peer learning.

 

In this workshop, we'll show you

• How to save time and reduce student emails by leveraging the class Q&A
• How to post an icebreaker thread to encourage and engage students from week 1
• How to set up course categories and subcategories to keep questions organized and searchable

 

 

Ed Discussion is a quick and easy drop in for class Q&A with superior functionality and usability.

• Less direct emails being sent to staff
• Fewer duplicate questions being asked
• Students often answer each other's questions
• Questions can reach and benefit the whole class
• Students like the modern user interface and excellent usability
• Higher quality questions and less back and forth with thread templates
• Easier to express ideas with equations, runnable code, annotations, and more