Creating a Discussion
Use Discussions to promote conversations, reflections, and collaborations among students. Help students practice their writing in a formal academic setting without the anxiety of a higher stakes writing assignment.
How do I create a discussion as an Instructor?
Editing a Discussion
Modify the settings of a discussion to change the prompt or question or the availability dates for the conversation.
How do I edit a discussion in a course?
Assigning a Graded Discussion
Award credit for participating in a discussion by activating the graded discussion option.
How do I assign a graded discussion to everyone in a course?
Viewing and Sorting Discussion Replies
Facilitate and monitor the discussion, using the viewing and sorting options to manage numerous student posts.
How do I view and sort discussion replies as an instructor?
Allowing Students to Attach Files in Discussions
Permit students to attach files to discussions.
How do I allow students to attach files to a course discussion?
Activating Peer Review for Discussions
Allow students to evaluate their peers responses to a discussion prompt or question. Attach a rubric to help peer reviewers provide structure and adequate feedback.
How do I create a peer review discussion?
How do I use peer review discussions in a course?
How do I automatically assign peer reviews for a discussion?
Requiring Students to Post Before Seeing Other Replies
Students who post later within the permitted conversation window may have an advantage by seeing the replies of earlier classmates. For certain discussion questions and prompts, it may be advantageous to restrict when students can see existing replies.
How can I require students to reply to a course discussion before they see other replies?