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There are many ways a discussion can be conducted. Some of those ways can include Twitter discussions, Blackboard discussions, and in in-class discussions. Although the overall goals of having a discussion, no matter the method, are the same, the way the discussion is conducted is very different form one another. Each Twitter post can only be made using 140 characters max, which limits the discussion. Certain topic discussions can be easily located using hashtags (which are used when posting a status). On the other hand, the Blackboard Discussion Board does not have a limit in how much you can write, so there is no limitation in what you have to say. Forums are created and we are able to easily reply our comment directly to the forum. We can also directly reply to any comments made, without having to retweet, like you would in Twitter, in order to keep the discussion going. Although it’s the most “old school” method, my favorite is still in-class discussions. After this course, it may change, but so far I would still rather have an in-class discussion. The objects missing in Twitter and Blackboard discussions is our tone of voice and facial expressions. Especially when it comes to subjective posts, we can lose the face to face interaction by both the person writing the post and those who are replying. Words can mean different things when they are said with a different tone, and that is not picked up with online discussions.  

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