ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces an essential variety of adaptable activities that can be used across a range of fields and types of students. It presents basic types of online activities that work well across a range of subjects and the tools that support them, including social media platforms. The quality of the learning experience depends on what activities the readers use, and how engaging the activities are for the students. There are many ways to create dynamic and rich class discussions, either formal or informal, in an online course. Online discussions in an asynchronous environment are set up as written “conversations.” All learning management systems provide a communication tool for discussion, known as a discussion forum, a forum, a discussion board, or a bulletin board. The teacher asks all the students to post some information about themselves. Online journaling is an activity that allows students to reflect on the steps they take to understand new knowledge or develop a new skill.
