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How do I set due dates on discussion boards
Hi - How do I set due dates on discussion boards? I do not want to close the topics because I allow my students to make late submissions. Is the only way to set due dates on discussion boards through the due date on the content module or is there another way? I will have multiple assignments in each module that are due on…
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Can I as an instructor display discussion posts and any replies to that post at the same time?
Can I as an instructor display discussion posts and any replies to that post at the same time?
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Discussion Thread Help
There is no "start new discussion thread" button where it should be. How do I start a new thread?
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changing individual discussion topics to group discussion topics
Hi! I have a whole bunch of discussions that were set up originally and I would like to convert them to group discussions. I have set up the group already, and it allowed me to make one of the topics a group discussion as I was setting up the group. I would like to do the same for all the other discussion topics, but I…
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Can discussions be shared among two or more courses?
We have a couple of instructors who would like to share announcements, discussions, or both between courses, as they're teaching similar topics. Is this doable without cross-listing the courses?
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How to extend the deadline for a single student in a discussion
I have a student with accommodations and one of these is to have extended deadlines. This works fine for assignments and quizzes, but how do I give a single student additional time on a discussion assignment?
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Instant Notifications - Grade Item updates when associated with assessment
In D2L I have noticed that an Updated Grade instant notification is triggered when a grade item is associated with an assignment or discussion, even if the score itself has not changed. In my test, I had a Quiz, a Discussion, and an Assignment all linked to the grade book with a test student having received a score for all…
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Discussion - Due Dates
Hi all, A feature that might be useful for many of us is to either have two Due Date (like Assignments which has a Due Date and End Date which could be used for late submissions or other purposes) options OR to have the ability to Manage Access for students. I am finding more and more accommodations with extensions for…
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Word Count Discussion Tool
Did D2L deactivate the word count feature for Discussion Forums? Or did I imagine its existence? I swear I used to use it, and I don't see the feature right now.
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Restricting Discussions to unique individuals
Good Morning Community, I am running into a bit of a headache. I have a professor who desires to talk to students about their writing assignments via discussion posts. A forum for each assignment and then each student has their own post under that forum. The professor wants it so that other students cannot see the contents…
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Archiving Discussion Board Threads
Greetings, I have a few users on campus that have a single course shell that they use on a rotating basis. An example would be a student orientation course. Is there a way to Archive the discussion responses and threads, so that the prompt can be reused and the student responses cleared? I though about copying a discussion…
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Does anyone else need more data from the discussion board reports?
At present the data sets you can pull are: Discussion Posts Discussion Posts Read Status Discussion Topic User Scores Discussion Forums Discussion Topics This provide a top level overview they don't actually include what the discussion is about ie it just gives the title not the thread content. Are we the only ones who…
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Which domains are supported for "embedding" in New Community?
Please clarify supported domains in New Community posts. At present, this is what I see when I click "Insert Media": But when I try to insert embed code, this is what I see: I have tried embed codes from: YouTube, Vimeo, MediaSpace, and Google Drive.
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Unable to open the Discussions list
I am unable to open the Discussions list in my course when using Chrome and Edge on my personal desktop. It still opens correctly in Firefox, and it opens correctly in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox on my laptop. What could be causing the problem on my desktop? I have the latest browser updates, cleared the browser history,…
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Discussion Board and topic notifications
Good Morning Everyone, I was wondering if anyone had an idea on how to resolve this particular request I received. I have an instructor that wants the student's minibar to receive notifications whenever they make a topic in a forum. I recommended the calendar but it doesn't give mini bar notifications. Subscribing to the…
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Notifications on Discussion for Extended Student.
We have a professor who is needing to mark a student as Incomplete for the semester. This would give this particular student access to the course outside of the normal availability dates of the course, allowing them to submit work and things like that. My question is if this student with the extension comments on another…