How do I create a course discussion as a student?
You may be able to create new discussions in your course. These discussions are part of the course and are separate from creating a discussion in a group.
Note:
- If the Add Discussion button does not display, your instructor has restricted this setting in your course. However, this setting does not affect discussions in course groups.
- If you are unable to Assign the Discussion, this is because of restrictions on your enrollment in the course. You can still post the Discussion to all users in the course.
- If you add a file to your discussion, it will be stored in course files in the unfiled folder.
00:07: How do I create a course discussion as a student? 00:10: In course navigation click the discussions link 00:14: Click the add discussion button. 00:17: Enter a discussion title in the topic title field. 00:20: Add discussion content using the rich content editor. 00:25: You can also attach files to your discussion. 00:28: To force user to reply to the topic before viewing replies from others click. 00:32: The participants must respond to the topic before viewing other replies checkbox. 00:38: To allow users to like discussion replies. 00:40: Click the allow liking checkbox. 00:44: To specify due dates in sections or users for your discussion. 00:47: Click the manage due dates and assign to button. 00:51: By default all sections and students in your course can view and participate in 00:55: the discussion. To specify specific sections or users 00:59: for your discussion enter assignees in the assigned to area. 01:04: To change the assignees click the assign to field then select 01:08: one or more assignees. You can assign to everyone everyone else 01:12: a course section or an individual student. 01:17: To find a student or section more easily enter a few letters of the name and 01:21: select the name from a filtered list. To remove an 01:25: assignee click the assignee remove icon 01:28: By default classmates can access the discussion at any time during the course 01:32: or section dates. However to provide specific dates 01:36: and times for the discussion to be available enter dates and or times 01:40: in the available from and until areas. 01:44: To set dates enter a date in available from or until field. 01:48: Or click the field and select a date from the calendar. 01:52: To set times enter a time or click the time drop down menu and select 01:56: a Time. 01:58: To assign to other students or sections with different dates and times click the 02:02: add button then enter additional assignees and availability 02:06: dates. 02:08: To save the discussion assignment details. Click the apply button. 02:12: The pending changes label displays To save the assignment 02:16: details. Click the save button. 02:19: This guide covered how to create a course discussion as a student.
Open Discussions
![Open Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/748/422/original/e5b2f138-b208-4fa7-9f16-e7d329afa038.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Add Discussion
![Add Discussion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/773/original/53a99894-cf54-4c45-ba29-113b3aaf1ff2.png)
Click the Add Discussion button.
Create Discussion
![Create Discussion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/775/original/81453824-17f5-4bfd-bf71-57b2604abd52.png)
Enter a discussion title in the Topic Title field [1].
Add discussion content using the Rich Content Editor [2].
You can also attach files to your discussion [3].
Set Discussion Options
![Set Discussion Options](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/778/original/ffd137e7-85a5-4fb4-b1de-afb02391e7ab.png)
To force user to reply to the topic before viewing replies from others, click the Participants must respond to the topic before viewing other replies checkbox [1].
To allow users to like discussion replies, click the Allow liking checkbox [2].
Assign Discussion
![Assign Discussion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/780/original/e04b86cf-f859-43a9-a1a2-4e0386466ded.png)
By default, all sections and students in your course can view and participate in the discussion. To specify specific sections or users for your discussion, click the Manage Assign To link [1]. Enter assignees in the Assign To area [2].
Select Assignees
![Select Assignees](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/783/original/890e8443-34ba-41c7-a692-913331ed7f56.png)
To change the assignees, click the Assign To field [1]. Then, select one or more assignees. You can assign to everyone, everyone else, a course section [2], or an individual student [3].
Find Student or Section
![Find Student or Section](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/785/original/cbc9c7b9-f09a-4a70-b129-ccf222e5911e.png)
To find a student or section more easily, enter a few letters of the name [1] and select the name from a filtered list [2].
To remove an assignee, click the assignee Remove icon [3].
Enter Availability Dates
![Edit Due and Availability Dates](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/787/original/a444f5b3-0f04-4e35-920a-5a303fdd962e.png)
By default, classmates can access the discussion at any time during the course or section dates. However, to provide specific dates and times for the discussion to be available, enter dates and/or times in the Available from [1] and Until areas [2].
Set Dates and Times
![Select Dates and Times](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/789/original/a491a416-5c17-4ee7-95ed-bf91bad35f9d.png)
To set dates, enter a date in Available from or Until field [1]. Or click the field and select a date from the calendar [2].
To set times, enter a time or click the Time drop-down menu and select a time [3].
Notes:
- To remove date and time selections, click the Clear link [4].
- In the calendar, the current date displays in a blue circle [5].
Add Additional Assignment Details
![Add Additional Assignment Information](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/791/original/a6473d8b-7a70-41a4-a467-5af47f277a3e.png)
To assign to other students or sections with different dates and times, click the Add button. Then, enter additional assignees and availability dates.
Apply Details
![Save Assign Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/793/original/cef31cda-cb24-4352-a1cd-d93b59571663.png)
To save the discussion assignment details, click the Apply button.
Save Discussion
![Save Discussion](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/581/795/original/8457d887-65b3-4be2-ac59-e2cc9d0872b0.png)
The Pending Changes label displays [1].
To save the assignment details, click the Save button [2].