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Does Your Online Course Need a Forum?

LearnDash

Course forums can give learners a reason to come back and stay engaged, but they’re also a lot of work. This is why, for many course creators, the preferred solution is a forum. Forums come in all shapes and sizes. In general, you can classify the type of forum you run as one of the following: Open. Should you start one?

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The Good and Bad of Support Forums

LearnDash

If you are selling a product then you will need a way to support your customers. This decision often comes down to one of two choices: forums or a help desk – but which is best? When we first launched LearnDash we handled all of our support using a help desk only for no other reason than it is just easier to implement.

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How can elearning forums help employees?

Creativ Technologies

This can only happen when the organizations use technology such as online forums to eradicate barriers in communication. Employees can be given opportunities for collaborative learning where they can circulate knowledge to each other on forums.

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Online MBA Learning Resources – Books, Blogs, Articles, Forums, Podcasts, and YouTube Channels

Learning Routes

This book is your secret weapon for testing ideas before taking the financial plunge. Podcast: Your Thriving Guild of Support Remember, knowledge is power, but community is your shield. Forums: Quick View Through Forums are available all around us. These forums will provide you with some life-changing advice.

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Online Course Forum Tips

LearnDash

Many online courses today have some component of online forum for discussion about the course material. But creating an effective forum takes more than having the proper technology in place. Start Simple - Before asking users to answer questions based on content, get them used to the program you are using for your forums.

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Add Private Forums to Your Courses!

LearnDash

Your continued suggestions, encouragement, ideas, and comments have been instrumental in the evolution of LearnDash. Which brings us to our latest update, an integration… Course Specific Forums with bbPress. It’s the same forum plugin we use for our LearnDash support. What is bbPress? What’s Next?

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14 Badge Ideas to Engage and Motivate Learners

LearnDash

And, as it so happens, it’s also an excellent case study in how to use gamification to support learners in your course. Top Audible badge ideas for online education: Daily Dipper: Listening for consecutive days. Supporter: For “liking” posts from other learners. That said, Audible is far from the only place to use badges.

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