Unpublished Discussion Boards

[CHRISTINACAMPB1]

How do I make a discussion board unpublished after students have posted and work has been graded? There are posts there for an upcoming exam that I no longer want students to have access to. 

[jcarpenter1]

Hello @CHRISTINACAMPB1 !  Unfortunately, you can't unpublished graded assignments, including discussions, after there have been student submissions.  I tried unpinning it and even marking it as closed for comments.  The only other thought I have is to unpublish the module.  This will unpublish everything in it!

This might be a great idea to bring to the developers attention.  These links may help you submit the idea.  

• What are the guidelines for submitting a new idea?
• How do I create a new idea in the Instructure Community?

[SusanNiemeyer · Accepted solution]

Just to dovetail @jcarpenter1 's advice.

1. Create a new module. Call it something like "Not For Student Eyes." Move the discussion into that module. Do not publish the module.

2. Make sure that "Discussions" does not appear in the students' course navigation bars. If it does, go into settings and then navigation. You'll need to disable "discussions."

3. I believe that students will still be able to access their own response(s) through Grades, but not the rest of the discussion thread. 

[jcarpenter1]

@CHRISTINACAMPB1 , @SusanNiemeyer has a great idea!!!  Making a new module and then moving your discussion there is wonderful!  This keeps your module open, but removes the discussion!  I was able to go see my responses when I was a student and the discussion was still in the original module.  

I checked her last point.  The student can see their discussion response through grades, but they also get a link to see the entire discussion.  I clicked on the link as a student and could see it, even though the discussion was moved to an unpublished module.  That makes sense since the work "belongs" to the student.