The Discussions tool is a collaboration area to post, read, and reply to threads on different topics, share thoughts about course materials, ask questions, share files, or work with your peers on assignments and homework.
Uses:
- encourage users to share thoughts on course material with their peers
- set up forums for users to ask questions
- pose a question for the class to debate
- discuss the answers to an assignment
- create forums for groups to work on group assignments
Application: OAKS (v10.3)
Video Lessons
All videos are available on YouTube.
| # | Name | Lesson Description | Duration | Text-based Tutorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creating Forums and Topics | This tutorial demonstrates how to add discussion forums and topics to your course. | 4:11 | Creating Forums and Topics |
| 2 | Composing and Replying to Threads | This tutorial demonstrates how to compose and reply to discussion threads. | 1:54 | Composing and Replying to Threads |
| 3 | Moderating and Approving Threads | This tutorial demonstrates how to moderate and approve discussion threads. | 0:51 | Moderating and Approving Threads |
| 4 | Assessing Topics | This tutorial demonstrates how to grade discussion topics. | 2:57 | Assessing Topics |
Additional Text-based Lessons
| Name | Lesson Description |
|---|---|
| Managing Forums, Topics and Messages | How to manage the discussion forums, topics, and messages. |
| OAKS – Rubrics | How to create rubrics to attach to Discussion topics for content evaluation. |
| OAKS – Groups Tool | How to create group-based discussion boards that will restrict the discussion access to only the members of a group. |
| OAKS – HTML Editor Tool | How to use the HTML editor. |