Discussions

Discussions

A discussion is denoted by two speech bubbles. Not all courses have discussions.

Open a Discussion

Discussions can be accessed through Modules, the Syllabus, Gradebook, Calendar, and the To Do on the course home page or dashboard. Discussions are also listed on the Indiana Online Pacing Guide.

To open a discussion, click on the title of the discussion in the module.

View a Discussion

Once in a discussion, you have several options to view and sort posts and replies. Use the search field [1] to search for replies or specific authors. To filter by unread replies, click the Unread button [2]. You can also collapse and expand [3] all discussion replies.

To subscribe to a discussion, click the subscribe button [4]. Subscribing to a discussion allows you to follow the discussion and receive notifications as set in your notification preferences. You are automatically subscribed to any discussions you reply to. If you are subscribed, the button will have a green background. In you would like to unsubscribe, click the Subscribe button and the background will turn gray.

To open options for the discussion, click the Options button [5]. Options allows you to mark all existing posts (replies) as read. If your discussion is graded against a rubric, you can view the rubric by selecting the Options button.

You can view how many unread and replies are in a thread [6]. The number on the left indicates unread replies, while the number on the right indicates the total number of replies.

Reply to a Discussion

To reply to the main discussion topic, click the Reply field [1]. If your discussion is threaded, you can reply to any other post in the discussion by clicking the Reply link [2].

Your reply will be posted at the bottom of the discussion reply thread. The border of your post will flash indicating it has been newly posted. A green dot will show next to unread replies.