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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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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 can start the creation of a discussion forum and associated topics from the following tools: *…
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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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Manage discussion forums and topics
After you create forums and topics, you can control availability, set participation requirements (including a first post due date), moderate posts, manage notifications, and restrict access by groups or sections. Before you begin * To see and use the Discussions tool, you must have the required Discussions permissions…
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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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Evaluate discussions
In the Discussions tool, you can review and evaluate discussion topics, assess individual participants, and submit bulk feedback seamlessly, ensuring consistency in grading and feedback distribution. 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…
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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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Assess users in discussion threads
If you have added an assessment to a discussion thread, you can assess a student's participation in discussion topics. If your topic is moderated, you must approve posts before you can assess them. To assess individual posts, you must edit the topic to enable the Allow assessment of individual posts check box in the…