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niemasd committed May 8, 2024
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[Ed Discussion](https://edstem.org/discussion) is the discussion board functionality of Ed.
It looks a lot like [Piazza](https://piazza.com/),
but it's much cleaner and feature-rich in my opinion.

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but it's much cleaner and feature-rich in my opinion
({numref}`ed_discussion`).

```{figure} ../images/ed_discussion.png
---
name: ed_discussion
---
Ed Discussion board from an example *Advanced Data Structures* course.
```

One particularly powerful feature of Ed Discussion is that it supports the embedding of **runnable** code examples directly within a post.
This has been absolutely game-changing in my Computer Science courses!
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The students don't need to install *anything* other than a modern web browser:
regardless of what device the student is using
(e.g. laptop/desktop, tablet, or even phone),
the student can simply click and run actual code directly in their web browser.

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the student can simply click and run actual code directly in their web browser
({numref}`ed_discussion_runnable_code`).

```{figure} ../images/ed_discussion_runnable_code.png
---
name: ed_discussion_runnable_code
---
Ed Discussion post with runnable C++ code from an example *Advanced Data Structures* course.
```

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### Ed Lessons
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