Hi Justine - you (and others) are getting these forum posts because I have added you to a course set up for general discussions about pedagogy in online learning called Rauemi. I thought I had alerted you all to this but perhaps not everyone got the initial post. My apologies.
Nga link: You can access the course via https://moodle.weltec.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=899 or you can access Anouk's blog post here: http://dynamind-elearning.com/2014/03/post-once-reply-twice-uninspiring-online-discussion-boards-and-what-to-do-about-them/
The purpose of Rauemi is general sharing of resources and I understand that both Toni Horrell and Mumtaz will add something.