An open forum can be a good idea if we’re looking for suggestions from students, but that will also mean we need moderators to keep topics in check. It easy to lose track of a conversation, the topic starts in one direction and ends up in another direction while losing slight of was originally discuss. […]

Interesting idea regarding an open student discussion, Tanya. I think we’re open to all suggestions right now. What would you like to see included in an eportfolio? What do you think your students would like?

I agree with Karen’s definition but I would add that I find Forum topics can be very broad–which leads to the meandering discussions that Karen alludes to in her post. Are you thinking of having forums used more by ePortfolio classes that all ePortfolio students can join–not just students in one class?

In Blackboard, it’s a discussion topic following a single line of thought. (Or at least it’s supposed to stay on topic.)