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Online learning is on the rise in higher education institutions since it meets the needs of convenience and flexibility for traditional and non-traditional students alike.  At GCU, these online courses include asynchronous discussion forums that lead to discussions evolving over days, unsubstantial posts, repeated information if the class size is large, and students missing the discussion thread if they met discussion requirements earlier in the week.  This leaves the instructor searching for ways to engage students using the discussion forums to create collaborative relationships and opportunities to share resources.  Thus the addition of a special post "Cool Things To Share…" to encourage critical thinking from students already involved, but also but the less involved students as well.  Not only did this new post create collaborative relationships, allowed for resource sharing, and critical thinking opportunities, but it also built true camaraderie among my students.