In this session, participants will experience a professional development opportunity that can be replicated with faculty to build skills in discussion facilitation. A framework will be introduced as a means to make sense of the overwhelming number of discussion responses posted by students, create relationships among perspectives presented, and ensure that student learning is maximized. This framework will engage participants through several steps in a deliberate process that includes synthesizing student comments with course content, analyzing students’ critical thinking skills, and providing evidence and linkage to extend the conversation. The result is a comprehensive, paragraph-style response to student conversation in the discussion board that expands conversation, incorporates appropriate questioning suggests alternative perspectives and/or provides supplemental materials to students.