Overview

Discussion boards are a great way to get your students to interact with each other.  

In the Discussions tool, instructors can:    

• Create and manage Discussion Topics where learners interact with instructors and their peers.
• Discussion Topics are the places where students will view a prompt, post a reply, and reply to their peers.  
• Discussions can be organized into one or more Discussion Forums containing multiple Discussion Topics.  

Video Tutorial - Create a Discussion Forum

Discussion Forum Instructions

Discussions are your course message boards, and all discussions must belong to a forum. 

Step 1:

1. Click on Activities
2. Then select Discussions

Step 2:

1. Select New
2. Then select New Forum

Step 3:

1. Give Your Forum a Title 
2. Optional: Write Description and Options, including Visible Dates 
3. Click Save and Close

Video Tutorial - Create a Discussion Topic

Discussion Topic Instructions

Step 1:

1. Navigate to Discussions 
2. Select New
3. Select New Topic

Step 2:

1. Select the Appropriate Forum (Remember, all Topics must belong to Forums) 
2. Add a Title and Description/Prompt 
3. Select Additional Settings, including Start and End Dates  
4. Click Save and Close