Topics are where the discussions happen in the Discussion Forum. A topic is made up of one or more posts. The instructional team may decide to create all topics in a category or allow students to create their own topics. There are usually multiple topics in each category. For example, in a category titled "Exercise 1" a discussion of how the exercise will be graded might constitute one topic; another topic in the same category might pertain to ideas for completing the exercise.
How to Create a Topic
- Click Discussion Forum under Communication Tools on the main Faculty Tools page.
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Click Add New Topic at the top of the page.
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Select the topic options as appropriate.
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Click Create Topic.
How to Edit a Topic
- Click Discussion Forum under Communication Tools on the main Faculty Tools page.
- Click the topic on the Discussion Forum home view.
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Click Topic Options link at the top of the page.
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Select the topic options as appropriate.
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Click Save Changes.
Tip: Category level options are already selected and displayed under The category for this topic, "[category name]," has the following permissions set. You can override these options for that topic only by making changes to the settings for that topic.
How to Delete a Topic
- Click Discussion Forum under Communication Tools on the main Faculty Tools page.
- Click the topic on the Discussion Forum home view.
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Click the Delete link at the top of the page.
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Click I'm Sure! to confirm the delete.
Tip: You also have the option of moving all posts to another topic before deleting the topic. Moving all posts to another topic will delete the topic but you'll retain the posts in the other, destination topic. For instructions on how to move all posts for a topic see Move All Topic Posts to Another Topic.