It provides students with an open, safe place where they can discuss topics and ideas in an engaging manner. This was always possible in a classroom setting, traditional discussion boards to a limited extent, or even other communication tools. But in an online course setting, Yellowdig has taken it to the next level and opened a door to facilitate interactions that are much more consistent with what they might have in a face-to-face setting.

Yellowdig enables my online college composition students to interact easily and develop a community where ideas and advice can be shared. The platform is intuitive, useful, and a bunch of fun to use!

I used YellowDig in a Russian History class and assigned students to take on the roles of people in different parts of the Russian Empire or Soviet Union to discuss the empire-centered history presented in the textbook. The students loved it and I loved how it provided them an opportunity to engage more deeply with the material in the textbook and in our class discussions. I also really liked how YellowDig assigned points to each student contribution (which could have text, images, sound, or video clips a la TikTok) so that I didn't have to award the points myself. (I used Blackboard's blog in another class the same semester and YellowDig made my life so much easier with this feature.) I also really appreciated the support from YellowDig. I had questions and YellowDig folks from their support team were right there to help me. I'm a huge YellowDig fan.