This semester, my online class is doing so much better in terms of discussion. I attribute it tougher and more concrete requirements and I am forcing myself to give detailed feedback the day after the discussion posts are due.

While the content of the discussions are up (especially the posts), there still is a lingering problem of overall student cross-engagement. I want to improve the overall quality of discussion, not just increase individual outputs. So, I am thinking of trying out the following methods and I’d like to get your feedback on them.