Create a discussion topic
To create a discussion topic
Your course can have multiple forums and topics, but you must create a forum before you can create a topic since all topics belong to forums.
If the updated group discussions interface has been turned on by your administrator:
- On the navbar, click Discussions.
- On the Discussions List page, from the New button, click New Topic.
- From the drop-down list, select the forum you want to put your topic in. If you want to create a new forum for your topic, click New Forum.
- To grant everyone access to the topic and restrict learners to only see threads from their own group or section, under Topic Type, select Group or section topic.
Note: You cannot edit the topic type once you save the topic. - Enter your New Topic Details.
- On the Restrictions tab, select Availability options for your topic.
- Select Locking Options for your topic. Locking a topic prevents users from posting to it until it is unlocked; they can still read post made prior to it being locked.
- Click Save and Close.
If you are using the default group discussions interface:
- On the navbar, click Discussions.
- On the Discussions List page, from the New button, click New Topic.
- From the drop-down list, select the forum you want to place your topic in. If you want to create a new forum for your topic, click New Forum.
- Enter your New Topic Details.
- On the Restrictions tab, select Availability options for your topic.
- Select Locking Options for your topic. Locking a topic prevents users from posting to it until it is unlocked; they can still read post made prior to it being locked.
- Click Save and Close.