How to Assign Due Dates for Discussion Boards in My Course?
Is there a way to assign a due date for discussion boards? Dicussion boards are integral parts of my instruction. I need to be able to assign due dates.
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Currently, our discussion tool doesn’t have that functionality.
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Roqeeb
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@Roqeeb.O.922 is correct there is not a due date concept in the Discussion board- but there is an availability concept.
This means that you can set a date that the Discussion is available for and when it will no longer be available for, and announce that timeline to your Learners through the Discussion Description ex.
You could then also add reminders to the Course Calendar to help Learners stay on track with their discussions ex.
Just note that, the availability doesn't automatically appear in the Discussion or Calendar for Students- you will need to add this via the Discussion description field, and by creating those events in the calendar.
Just in case it's handy, I'm linking here the documentation on setting availability in
New Content ExperienceClassic Content Experience (Use Dates and Restrictions)
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Thank you @Stefanie.B.518.
It's an interesting idea, but I don't use availability dates. I let my students submit late (with a late penalty). Also, many of my students depend heavily on the Student Work to Do widget, so it's very important for the disussion boards to have due dates.
I upvoted the link @Roqeeb.O.922 indicated.
