If an instructor allows, students may be able to create new discussions. However, student discussions are always published immediately to the course. If you cannot create a discussion, your instructor has restricted this feature.
The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.
Open Course
In the Dashboard, tap the name of the course you'd like to view.
Open Discussions
Tap the Discussions link.
Add Discussion
Tap the Add icon.
Create Discussion
Select a discussion view in the View drop-down menu [1]. Create a title for your discussion in the Title field [2].
Note: Unpublished discussions will have a Not Published indicator [3].
Enter the details of your discussion in the Description field [4]. To format your description text, use the Rich Content Editor icons [5].
To add attachments, tap the Attach link [6].
To require other students to post before seeing replies, tap the Participants must respond to the topic before viewing other replies button [7].
To enable linking, tap the Allow Liking button [8].
You can also set availability dates [9].
When you are finished, tap the Save icon [10].
View New Discussion
View your new discussion.
