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, select Discussions.
  2. Go to the forum and read the topic in which you will participate.
  3. Select Start New Thread.
    Select Start a New Thread
  4. Enter a Subject.
  5. Enter your Response.
  6. Select Post to submit your response.
    Enter a subject and message, and then select Post