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Create discussion forums and topics
Encourage your students to share thoughts on course material with peers by setting up forums and topics for students to ask questions, discuss course content and assignments, and work together in assigned groups and sections. You must create a discussion forum first, which will contain associated discussion topics.…
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Assessing discussion threads
You can assess discussion threads against standards (also known as learning outcomes) aligned to a discussion topic. This allows you to easily assess student progress against standards in Discussions. Students can view the results of your assessment, making it easier for them to understand their progress against a…
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Set up a quicklink to a discussion topic or forum within an existing Content topic
You can add a quicklink that links studentsdirectly to a discussion topic or discussion forum. Set up a quicklink to a discussion topic in the New Content experience You can add a quicklink to a discussion topic in the New Content Experience (Lessons). To add a quicklink to a discussion topic Navigate to Content. In the…
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Assessing discussion topic responses against a learning objective
You can assess a discussion topic response to determine if it meets learning objectives. Note: To have assessment options available and assess a discussion topic responses you must associate your discussion topic with a learning objective or rubric. The name of learning objectives and some associated menu items and links…
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Evaluate discussions
In the Discussions tool, you can review and evaluate discussion topics and individual participants without changing your workflow. Make a discussion topic gradable and link it to a grade item When you add a discussion topic’s score to a grade item in your grade book, your students' scores automatically transfer to the…
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Assess users in discussion threads
You can assess learners' participation in discussion topics from within threads for topics to which you've added an assessment. In the Assess Post pop-up, you can view the post you are assessing, along with any attached rubrics and fields to add in personal feedback. If your topic is moderated, you must approve posts…
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About Discussions
Use the Discussions tool in your course to encourage users to share thoughts on course material with their peers. You can set up forums and topics for users to ask questions, discuss course content and assignments, and work together in assigned groups and sections. Note: When copying and pasting formatted content from…
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Manage discussion forums and topics
Once you have created discussion forums and topics for your students, you can moderate discussions, hide and restrict access to discussions, and review discussion statistics. Lock a discussion topic or forum in the New Discussions creation experience Lock a discussion forum or topic to prevent student replies and posts.…