Didactic and content tasks

Formulate clear learning objectives and methods from the start
Make the advantages for participants clear
Set clear assignments/questions that are open/complex enough to obtain varied answers
Provide material for the preparation
Ask participants to take specific points of view or roles
Clarify any content-related misunderstandings
Offer opportunities to ask content-related comprehension questions
Ask more probing questions
Relate contributions to each other through questions
Ask questions to clarify contributions
Welcome diverse opinions
Treat errors as learning opportunities
Lead back to the topic
Prepare and highlight (interim) summaries
Conclude by situating contributions in context
Set summarizing assignments
Provide background reading

Organizational and management tasks

Draw attention to forum via push message
Welcome participants
Explain the forum’s basic functions and, if necessary, practice using these together (e.g., display settings, subscribing, only display new entries, cite, edit)
Set rules for communication and ensure compliance with these
Announce your own processing times
Outline opportunities for asking organizational comprehension questions
Clarify any organizational misunderstandings
Provide the details of a person to contact in case of technical issues
utline the options for contacting teaching staff
Set assignments for participants
Provide information on the scope and structure of responses
Form working groups
Outline the procedure and scheduling incl. processing deadlines and ensure compliance with these
Relocate posts that are incorrectly located in a thread
Make contributors aware of “incorrect thread headings”
Conclude discussions