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      Discussion Settings

      You can mange your discussion settings as well as student discussion settings.

      You can allow students to create a new discussion, edit and delete their own posts, and attach files to a discussion by changing the settings from the Discussions page.

      1. In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

      Discussion Index Link

      2. Click the Settings icon.

      Discussion Settings

      3. Check the box beside the settings you would like to enable.

      Student Discussion Setting Options

      • When the setting to allow student to create discussion topcs is enabled [1], discussions created by students become part of the course and are included in future course copies and exports unless the discussions are deleted.

        The course discussion student setting can also be changed from the Course Settings page.

        Note: If a student creates a discussion that includes a file, the file will be added to the unfiled folder in course files.
      • You can allow students to edit and delete their own discussion posts [2] by changing the settings from the Discussions page.

        This setting can also be changed from the Course Settings page.

        Note: When enabled, this setting also applies to group discussions.

      • Students can attach files to discussion replies in course discussions [3]. This setting is enabled by default and can be managed from the Discussions page or from the Course Settings page. Any attachments added to an ungraded discussion by a student are copied to the student's user files and count against the user quota. However, attachments added to a graded discussion are not counted against the quota.

        Disabling this option will restrict students from attaching files in discussion topics, discussion replies, and discussions within course groups. This option does not affect your students' ability to add a file using the Rich Content Editor.

        Note: If a student creates a discussion with an attached file, the file will be added to course files in the unfiled folder.

       

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