Discussions and Journals

Learn How to Post, Edit and Reply in the Discussion and Journal Tools

Discussions

Discussions are a major part of online courses. It is where you are expected to interact with your peers and explore the ideas of the course. You may have one or two discussion per week depending on the length of the course. Discussions are where instructors expect you to show that you have read and watched the material and demonstrate your understanding of the ideas and concepts.  Discussions are also a place to think outside the box and try out new innovative ideas. You will also be expected to respond to the ideas of your peers. 

Working with Discussions

  1. Access a Discussion
  2. Post First Discussion
  3. Save a Draft of Your Post
  4. Edit and Delete Your Post
  5. Reply to Discussion Post
  6. Follow a Discussion
  7. Group Discussions
  8. Create a Discussion (if allowed by your instructor)
  9. Anonymous Discussions

Discussion Grades

  1. View Discussion Grades
  2. View Discussion Rubric

Working with Journals

  1. Access a Journal
  2. Journal Entries and Comments
  3. New Comment Alerts
  4. Edit and Delete Entries and Comments
  5. Where are My Journal Grades?

 

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