While you do have the option to turn on discussion boards globally within a course, the discussion board page type allows you to encourage communication at specific points within a course, normally based on something just learned. When creating a discussion board page, it’s important to include some sort of prompt that the learners can respond to. Comments are only visible to other learners within that course, and various manager roles also have the ability to moderate and respond to learners' questions.
Where do I find this?
Content > Manage Content > Click on Content Title > Add Page > Discussion Board
How do I do this?
- From your homepage, select Content, then Manage Content.
- Click the Content Title for to the course you want to alter.
- Within the course outline, go to the lesson where you'd like to add a discussion board page. Click Add Page.
- Choose the discussion board page type.
- Add a page title.
- Click Save.
- Enter the discussion board prompt using the text editor. Note that you can add images, text, headers, etc. to appear above the discussion board.
- You also have these options under Advanced Settings:
- Unlocking for editing by children?
- # of seconds required for completion
- Audio Narration File
- Click Save.
What does this look like?
Learner View:
Admin View:
