Discussions are online conversations among a course's instructor(s) and students. To find, join, or even add a discussion, go to the Discussions view in the course. You'll see...

• Available, future, and closed discussions
• Graded and non-graded discussions
• Discussions attached to lessons

Posting to a discussion

To post a new comment...

1. Scroll to the bottom of the discussion. Enter your comment in the text area and click Add Comment.
2. Likewise, to post a new reply, find the comment you wish to reply to. Click Reply and enter your text.
3. You can use text formatting in comments and replies.

Post first

Sometimes your instructor will require that you first post a comment before you can see anyone else's comments.

Peer rating

If your instructor has enabled Peer Rating for comments and replies, you can rate comments from your classmates—just click the number of stars you'd like to award that item.