Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Originally Published In
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Volume Number
27
Issue Number
2
Page Numbers
275-279
Downloads before May 2022
241
Abstract
In the online environment, the asynchronous discussion is an important tool for creating community, developing critical thinking skills, and checking for understanding. As students learn how to use Socratic questions for effective interactions, the discussion boards can become the most exciting part of the course. This sequel to the article “Does Your Dog Bite? Creating Good Questions for Online Discussions,” applies sound communication principles and the prior question of trust to show online instructors how to phrase probing questions to increase comfort for learners’ use. Based on the questions from the original “Does Your Dog Bite?” article, a variety of prompts are provided for asking probing questions in a non-threatening way.
