Topic: Forums

Instructors may pin threads to the top of a discussion forum. Use this feature to highlight discussion guidelines, important information, or overall feedback/summaries of discussion forums. Note that students cannot pin discussions. Steps

Forum Subscription Options The “Announcements forum” in your course is preconfigured with the Forced subscription setting so students will not miss your announcements. It’s often helpful to use the forced mode early on in the course if students don’t fully understand how to work with their notification settings. If instructors or students find the volume of notifications … Read more

If a discussion forum is using Optional subscription mode, students can choose whether or not to subscribe to email notifications of new posts or replies. Steps

You can use groups to split your discussion forums into smaller conversations. Before You Start Before getting started with this guide, follow the steps for creating groups. Create a group for each class section or student cohort. Steps Answers to Common Questions What’s the difference between separate and visible groups? In Separate Groups, students will be … Read more