Interactions between students and their instructor and among students themselves are significant to the process of online learning.

• eLearning consulting services provides support for planning collaborative discussion forums to provide a foundation for critical discussion and critical thinking.
• Learn to use Blackboard discussion tools to facilitate insight and understanding and minimize one way dispensing of knowledge
• Develop educational and assessment practices to plan, activate, motivate and manage discussion
• Develop rubric supporting assessment of learning and evaluate discussion