Page discussions

Page discussions allow group discussions within the context of the page/unit. Learners are given a topic for discussion and can post their thoughts. Learners can also reply to and like others’ comments.

There can only be one discussion on a page and it’s always positioned at the bottom of the page.

iQualify offers various opportunities for student discussion. Visit:

• Social notes
• Talk channels

Creating a page discussion

Page discussions are enabled through Edit page settings.

To access this, select the cog wheel next to the title of the unit.

This will open the edit page settings dialog box and will initially be on the general settings tab.

Select Page discussions.

Check the Enable in page discussions checkbox.

Add a Discussion title and an Introduction to discussion.

Introduction to discussion has limited editing options. Material to be discussed, such as readings or video, should be placed in the body of the unit.

After selecting Submit to save the discussion area will appear on your page as shown below. Note that this is the ‘create’ edit view and as the page author you won’t be able to actually post a comment. Also note that the font for the discussion title and introduction is quite different from the normal page text.

An example of a student discussion. Note the Like and Reply options below. The learner‘s response has been blurred for privacy.