Set up course discussion board

- [Instructor] The discussion board in D2L…is one of the cornerstones of course management technology.…It's an attempt to recreate the interactivity…so vital to most classrooms while also letting students…engage meaningfully with material.…You can use discussions as a kick-starter…before class begins, or to extend conversation…after class ends, and in online courses,…it's even more critical, so let's see how it works.…You begin by navigating to your Discussions tool.…Your navigation will vary, but in our setup, Discussions…are found under the Communications drop-down menu.…

To set up a new discussion, you first have to understand…the distinction between forums and topics.…Topics are specific subjects of conversation…in which students and faculty can interact.…Forums are collections of topics that all have…something in common with one another,…like a unit or a subject matter.…Basically, topics live inside of forums.…Since we're starting from scratch, we'll create…a new forum by selecting New Forum.…The first step as usual is to give your forum a title.…