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I do so for a discussion topic I have set up for questions and answers.
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ps. permit me to share my approach:
- I ask students to post an initial response and then reply to their peers. I use the first post requirement setting.
- I configure the discussions so that students cannot edit the posts. I do so as these are graded.
- If students need to make a correction, I suggest they do so as a reply to their original post.
- I grade the discussions after the due date has passed.
- I disable the notifications for the discussions. That way my email is clean and orderly.
- I access the discussions using a web browser on a large screen as that minimizes scrolling. I also use the discussion topic read/ unread filters.