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:
- Click on Activities
- Then select Discussions

Step 2:
- Select New
- Then select New Forum

Step 3:
- Give Your Forum a Title
- Optional: Write Description and Options, including Visible Dates
- Click Save and Close

Video Tutorial - Create a Discussion Topic
Discussion Topic Instructions
Step 1:
- Navigate to Discussions
- Select New
- Select New Topic

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