Post to Brightspace discussions

Audience

Students who will be using Discussion Boards for traditional, ITV, blended or online classes.

Overview

The D2L Discussion tool allows students to discussion assigned course topics through a discussion board forum.

Discussion Posts: Forums and Topics

1. Make sure you have all forums and Topic selected

2. A Forum is the highest level of a discussion board. Under each Forum is a Topic. You will want to click on the Topic to post your message. In this example, "Healthcare Administration" is the forum and "Chapters 1-2: would be the topic.

3. Again, click on the Topic to post your message.

How to Compose a Message

Using the Text Editor

1. Give your discussion post a subject line. This is similar to a subject line in an email.

2. This is a basic text editor. You will notice there is a basic and advanced tab. The basic tab is typically what students will use to create their discussion post. You can perform basic text editor functions such as bold, underline, italic, bullet lists and even upload pictures.

3. Attachments: You can upload files such as word or PDF documents. You can also use the Record Audio to record a message.

Editing Your Message

To delete you post simple check the box to the left of the post and next click on the Delete/Trash Can.

How to Edit Your Post

1. Click on the subject or post you want to edit.

2. You will find a black line that runs across the screen. This line can be adjusted so you can see the posts. Hover your mouse over the black line and a double arrowing point up and down will appear. Next drag this black line up and down to make adjustments.

3. You will see your post just below the black line. To edit or add comments to the post click on Edit Message. Then hit save when you're done.