Compose Discussion

Discussions can be accessed from either the Assessments or Communication menu. Once in Discussions, you will see a list of available forums and topics. After selecting a topic, you will see a list of available threads created by users within the course:

  • Forums are used to organize discussions into categories.
  • Topics are the discussions in a forum.
  • Threads are responses posted by a user to a topic.

  1. From the Assessments or Communication menu within a D2L course, select Discussions.
  2. Select the forum and read the topic to participate.
  3. Select Start New Thread.
    Select Start a New Thread
  4. Enter a Subject.
  5. Enter a Response.
  6. Optional: Attach a file and/or recording.
  7. Select Post to submit the response.
    Enter a subject and message, and then select Post