Important Notes:

  • Instructors need to use groups within a course in order for this feature to appear. For detailed instructions, view the Creating Groups page.
  • All posts will appear in one topic thread, however responses can be filtered by groups.
  • Creating a discussion topic with group threads will allow instructors to associate the topic with a single grade item.

Post to All Groups at Once:

  1. From the Assessments menu, select Discussions.
  2. Select the drop-down menu, select New Topic.
  3. Within the Availability Dates & Conditions side menu, select Manage Restrictions under Group and Section Restrictions.
  4. From the Group and Section Restrictions, select Restrict topic and separate the threads.
  5. Select who will see this topic.
  6. Select Add.
    steps 4-6 highlighted to restrict topics and group
  7. Enter the Title and Description for the topic.
  8. Select Save and Close.
  9. Select the Group/Section Topic.
  10. Select Start a New Thread.
  11. Under Post to Thread select the group(s) to post to.
    Select a group is highlighted
  12. Create a Subject and Message.
  13. Select Post.