Use the Discussions tool to view and subscribe to discussion topics, as well as start new threads.
Visual Tour: Discussions tool
The Discussions tool helps you to create and manage discussions in your course.
Figure: The Discussions tool is organized into various sections, which are described below.
- Click Discussions to open the Discussions page.
- Discussions List: Displays an overview of forum topics. Click the topic link to view threads in that topic; or click the drop-down button beside the topic for more options.
- Subscriptions: Set your default notification method for the discussion items you are subscribed to. You can also click the Change your notification settings link to update your contact methods, summary of activity, and what method is used to receive instant notifications for various tools and features.
- Filter by: Sort and filter discussion topics.
- Discussion Forum: Click the arrow to access more actions for the discussion forum.
- Discussion Topic: Click to open the discussion topic listed or click the arrow to view topics in Grid View or Subscribe to threads.
- Settings: Configure your personal display options, org unit (course) settings, and the default settings for availability conditions.
- Help: Learn more about the Discussions tool.