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How to Edit a Discussion Forum and Topic
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To edit a discussion, begin by clicking on the "Course Admin" tab in your blue course navbar.

 

          A navigation menu with "Course Admin" highlighted in yellow.

 

Scroll down and click on the "Discussion" Tool in the Communication section.

 

          Webpage with the word "Discussions" highlighted and indicated with a yellow arrow.

 

Scroll down to a Forum or Topic you would like to edit. (A Forum is a container for topics. Topics are where students start threads and interact with one another).

 

          Screenshot of an educational platform forum page titled "Peer Evaluations" with a topic "Peer Evaluation: Poem Draft."  

 

Click on the caret next to the Forum you'd like to edit and click on "Edit Forum"

 

          Dropdown menu under "Peer Evaluations" with "Edit Forum" highlighted.

 

Now you can edit the name of the Forum, its description and some of the options. NOTE: options at the Forum level will override any options you select at the topic level. That means if you select the option "Users must start a thread before they can read and reply to other threads in each topic" at the Forum level it will automatically apply and override that option at the Topic level.

 

          Online form interface for creating a discussion topic with options for post settings.

 

To edit a Topic, click on the caret next to its name.

 

          Screenshot of a discussions page with "Edit Topic" highlighted and an arrow pointing at a dropdown icon.

 

From here you can change the name of the topic, due dates, point value and instructions. You upload files and links with the buttons in the html editor. You can also change the dates the Topic is available to students with the "Availability & Dates" section. Change rules about posting with "Post & Completion" section, and allow students to rate each other's posts with the "Evaluation & Feedback" section.

 

          Forum evaluation page screenshot with grading settings and text editor for peer review instructions.

 

Click on "Save and Close" at the bottom when finished.

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