Use the Discussions tool in your course to encourage users to share thoughts on course material with their peers. You can set up forums and topics for users to ask questions, discuss course content and assignments, and work together in assigned groups and sections.
Forums act as a grouping and organization tool. You must have at least one Forum before you can add a Topic.
Topics are the actual area in which users can discuss.
Basics
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| Create a New Forum |  |
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| Create a New Topic |
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| Create a Thread | |
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| Reply to a Thread | |
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| Pin a Thread | |
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Modifying Discussions
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| Edit a Forum | |
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| Edit a Topic | |
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| Add Start and End Dates on a Topic | |
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| Restrict a Topic to One or More Groups | |
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| Allow Anonymous Posts on a Topic | |
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| Require Students to Post First Before Reading and Replying to Other Threads |
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Grading Discussions
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| Attach a Grade Item to a Topic | |
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| Attach a Rubric to a Topic | |
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| Enable the Ability to Grade Every Individual Post | |
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| Grade a Topic | |
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| Update or Retract Discussion Feedback/Grades | |
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Subscribing To Discussions
Subscribe to a Discussion to stay abreast of the activity; new posts, new replies, etc.
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| Subscribe to a Topic | |
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| Subscribe to a Thread | |
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Statistics & Ratings
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| View Discussion Statistics | |
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| Enable a Rating Scheme | |
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| Rate a Post | |
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Deleting and Restoring
Subscribe to a Discussion to stay abreast of the activity; new posts, new replies, etc.
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| Delete and Restore a Forum | |
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| Delete and Restore a Topic | |
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| Delete and Restore a Thread | |
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Related Tutorials
Rubrics
Rubrics are used to evaluate an activity or item based on a predefined set of criteria. They help ensure that activities and items are evaluated fairly and consistently.
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| Create an Analytic Rubric | |
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| Create a Holistic Rubric | |
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| Grade a Discussions Using a Rubric | |
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| Grade an Assignment Using a Rubric | |
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Quick Eval
OAKS Quick Eval tool allows you see and grade all assignments from one class or all of them at one time.
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| Quick Eval by Student Submission | |
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| Quick Eval by Assessment | |
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