Discussion Tool
Online discussions are incredibly popular when taking a hybrid or online class. You will have regular discussions in your online courses while discussions from class might carry over to an online board to keep conversation going. Most faculty will have a community board or welcome discussion for you to practice at the beginning of the course.
Where's my Discussion?
There are two ways to locate your discussion, from the course menu or within weekly folders. Look for a link called "Discussions."
Make sure to read the instructions, look for attachments you need to download in order to participate in the discussion and pay attention to the due date at the top of screen.
Accessing the Discussion Board
Click on the Discussions link on the Course Menu.
Locate the forum, and read the description question.
To read others' posts, click on the title link for each post to view.
To reply to the post you are reading, click reply.
Write your response
When done, click Submit.
How to Post in a Discussion Forum
To participate, click on the link title.
To create your own thread post, click on the button labeled, Create Thread, on the upper left of the screen.
When a new window opens,
Enter a title
Enter your response
When done, click Submit.
View Discussion Grades
Click on the title of the discussion forum.
Click on the Grading Information button above the discussion forum.
Look to the right side of the page to review discussion grades and feedback
If your faculty has a rubric for the discussion, select Rubric button to view
Subscribing to Discussion Forum
If available, you can subscribe to individual forums to get email notifications for updates to the discussion to your @student.stcc.edu account
From the Course Menu, Discussions.
On the discussion board page, click on the discussion forum title.
Above the discussion, you will see a click Subscribe button. If you already subscribed, you will see Unsubscribe
Select Subscribe to receive email notifications
Select Unsubscribe to stop getting notifications
When you subscribe and unsubscribe you will receive , a message confirmation on the screen