Discussion

Discussion

Discussions can be used to engage in large group discussions or hold private discussions by selecting one or a few members. Only the added members can view and participate in the discussion. Even a course admin who is not added to the discussion cannot access it. You get a consolidated view of discussions from various courses here. 



To begin a new discussion,
  1. Open the course in which you would like to start a discussion in and go to the Discussion tab.
  2. Click Start a new discussion in the top right corner.
  3. Provide a Title for the discussion.



  4. Select the members who are part of this discussion, under Members. All members will be selected by default. For a private discussion, select Specific members and include them from the dropdown.
  5. Enter a description of the discussion.
  6. Click Start.
Click Delete beside the added member if you want to remove them from the discussion.



A discussion can also be started from within a specific course, under the Discussions tab. 

Use case: Trainer having a discussion with the learner about their progress in the course. 

First, enable the trainer to initiate a discussion.
  1. Navigate to Settings (top right corner) > LMS > Configuration > Discussion.



  2. Go to the Discussions section and select Trainer for Who can start a discussion.
  3. Click Save.
Next, the trainer must start the discussion and must only add the specific learner.
  1. Go to LMS, open a course in which you would like to start a discussion and navigate to Discussions tab.
  2. Click Start a discussion.



  3. Provide a name for the discussion under Title.
  4. Select the course the discussion is centered around, under Course name.
  5. Select the specific learner this discussion is for, from the dropdown under Select Members.
  6. Provide a discussion to explain what this discussion is for.
  7. Click Start.