How To Participate In Discussions
There are two (2) ways in which you may participate in discussions:
- You are able to join discussions under modules of any course. These are usually located under each lesson within a module
- You are able to join or create a general topic for discussion about a course.
Both Instructors and Learners can participate in the Discussions.
Each discussion corresponds to a course and is created during course creation. You cannot create any personal discussions unrelated to any course.
To participate in Discussion pertaining to topics/lessons:
Step 1: Click in the window "Join the discussion" to enter text. After you are finished typing your message, click on post to publish.
See pictorial demonstration.
Step 2: Enter message then post.
Congratulations, your message is now published.
You are able to edit or delete messages posted
To participate in General Course Discussion:
Step 1: Scroll to the top right of the navigation bar and click on the message/chat bubble.
This action will expose a list, click on 'discussions'
Step 2: When you click on 'discussion' you will be brought to all the courses you are enrolled in.
Click on the course you would like to participate in a discussion with.
Please note: If there are no existing topic of discussion, you will see this image below:
To start or add a new discussion about a course:
Click the "Create One" or the “Start new discussion” button and enter its title and a short message to be shown to participants.
See example below:
Congratulation! Your discussion topic has been published.
The users that can take part in a course's discussion are the Instructors and the Learners that attend the specific course.
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