Create Discussion Forums and Topics Using the Content Tool

Discussions give you and your students a place to connect, interact and collaborate. Discussion forums are like categories that help to organize topics. The topics are the actual activities that students respond to. You need at least one forum in your course to put your topics.

You can create discussion forums and topics using the Content Tool or the Discussion Tool.

This session shows how to create discussion forums and topics using the Content Tool.

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Create Discussion Forums and Topics Using the Content Tool Create Discussion Forums and Topics Using the Content Tool
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Add a discussion to your course using the Content Tool.

To complete this, do 2 things:

  1. Create a forum.

  2. Create a topic. Add the instructions in the description area.

You can go back later and add dates, options or associate it with a Grade item (if the topic is being evaluated).