Discussion Activities

Discussion activities provide structured academic discussions within courses.

Overview

Instructors create discussion prompts. Students submit original posts and reply to peers. Discussions can be graded as part of course assessment.

Key concepts

• Discussion Activity — the prompt and configuration for a discussion
• Discussion Submission — a student's original post in response to the prompt
• Replies — threaded responses to submissions
• Post-Before-View — optional setting requiring students to submit before seeing peer posts
• Student Groups — optional grouping for smaller discussion sections