Best Practices

Recommended ways to take advantage of Yellowdig functions based on prior instructor and learner feedback and data amassed from our 150,000+ daily active users.

• Introduction to the Best Practices Guide
• Do This - 01. Use the help menu and live chat, and point students to them
• Do This - 02. Make it low stakes, but enable grade passback
• Do This - 03. Set up points
• Do This - 04. Use the weekly points maximum with a buffer
• Do This - 05. Use the weekly participation notifications
• Do This - 06. Require Topics for Pins and create them before the course starts
• Do This - 07. Be the model for your learning community
• Do This - 08. Introduce yourself
• Do This - 09. Use “Pin to Top” on your pins
• Do This - 10. Gamify your participation
• Avoid This - 01. Do NOT make weekly Yellowdig assignment links in your LMS
• Avoid This - 02. Don’t make strict participation requirements
• Avoid This - 03. Don't delete Topics
• Avoid This - 04. Don't expect the negative
• Avoid This - 05. Don't worry
• Save Time - 01. Encourage class-related questions
• Save Time - 02. Quickly give good feedback
• Save Time - 03. Again, don’t make strict participation requirements