{"id":24043,"date":"2023-08-01T11:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ltsadev.sheridanc.on.ca\/apps\/wordpress\/learning-and-technology-portal\/?p=24043"},"modified":"2024-04-10T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:41:14","slug":"set-up-a-discussion-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/set-up-a-discussion-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Up a Discussion Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: left\">You will only see this page if you choose &#8216;<strong>Set up Discussion Areas&#8217; on the Create New Category page.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22265 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.06.44-PM-300x161.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.06.44-PM-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.06.44-PM-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.06.44-PM-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.06.44-PM-1536x826.png 1536w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.06.44-PM-2048x1101.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\nUnder the forum heading, select a forum to create the group topics under (if you have already created discussion forums), or select <strong>New Forum.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the popup window provide a title for your New Forum.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Save.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The drop-down menu under forums will populate with the new forum name.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Save and Save again\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the next page,<\/p>\n<ol class=\"step2\">\n<li class=\"step2\" value=\"1\">\u00a0Select the Create one topic per group radio button if you want to manage each topic individually. Learners can only see topics assigned to their group.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22266 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.16.42-PM-300x190.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.16.42-PM-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.16.42-PM-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.16.42-PM-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.16.42-PM.png 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Communication&gt;Discussion<\/strong> to see how the discussion group is set up<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22267 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.18.13-PM-300x111.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.18.13-PM-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.18.13-PM-1024x380.png 1024w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.18.13-PM-768x285.png 768w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.18.13-PM-1536x570.png 1536w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.18.13-PM-2048x760.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. If you want to manage all activity and assessment from one topic, select the <span class=\"uicontrol\">Create one topic with threads separated by group<\/span>\u00a0radio button. Learners can only see threads from their own group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22268 \" src=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.21.51-PM-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.21.51-PM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.21.51-PM-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.21.51-PM-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.21.51-PM-1536x878.png 1536w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.21.51-PM-2048x1170.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click Communication&gt;Discussion to see how the discussion group is set up<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22269\" src=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.22.44-PM-300x70.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.22.44-PM-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.22.44-PM-1024x240.png 1024w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.22.44-PM-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.22.44-PM-1536x360.png 1536w, https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-3.22.44-PM-2048x480.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Note: Students will only see the discussion topic associated with their group.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you want to create discussion forums at a later time, you just need to simply edit the Group Category and scroll down until you see Create Group Discussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will only see this page if you choose &#8216;Set up Discussion Areas&#8217; on the Create New Category page. 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