Creating a Single Prompted Structure Discussion

Summary

This article will show you how to create a single prompt structured discussion.

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Creating a Single Prompted Structure Discussion

Two ways to create a discussion

Option A - From the Course Content page

Option B - From the Discussion tab at the top navigation 


Option A - From the Course Content page

Go to the location within the Course Content page and click the (+) plus sign. 

The downward red arrow is pointing to the hollow circle with the plus sign in the middle of it.

Click Create.

The left red arrow is pointing to the Create option. The other options are Copy Content, Upload, and Cloud Storage.

Scroll down to the Participation and Engagement section and click Discussion.

Below the Participation and Engagement, the left red arrow is pointing to Discussion.

Highlight the default title and provide a title for the discussion.

The words New Discussion 10/6/23 were entered in for the title.

Enter in the question or questions which you want your students to respond too and then click Save.

The left red arrow with the number 1 is pointing to the text field and the downward red arrow with the number 2 is pointing to the black box with the white text Save.

Click on the gear icon to open up the discussion settings. 

The right red arrow is pointing to the Discussion Settings gear icon.

Once you are down setting up the discussion's settings, click Save at the bottom of the panel.

Two buttons with the word Cancel in the gray box and the word Save in the black box. The Save button has a downward red arrow pointing to it indicating that this is the button to click.

By default, the discussion is set to Hidden from students.

If you want to change the discussion's availability, click on Hidden from students.

The Hidden for students is being selected at the moment.

Select one of the following:

Visible to student - if you select this option, then the discussion will be visible to your students right away.

Release conditions - You can release the discussion to all of your students or to a specific student(s). You can also set to release the discussion on a specific date and time and/or performance.

The Hidden from students from the drop down is being selected.

When you are done setting up your discussion, click the X in the top left-hand corner of the window.

The left red arrow is pointing to the red box with the white x in the middle of it.


Option B - From the Discussion tab at the navigation 

You can also create a new discussion by clicking the Discussion tab at the top navigation and click New Discussion.

The upward red arrow with the number 1 is pointing to the Discussion tab within the course top navigation. The downward red arrow with the number 2 is pointing to the black rectangle with the white text New Discussion.

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Article ID: 154851
Created
Fri 10/6/23 8:24 AM
Modified
Tue 2/3/26 3:20 PM