Discussion Boards - Post before you can view threads

Overview of the discussion board feature of "post before you can view threads" for faculty.

Solution / Instructions / Details  (choose one of these terms and delete the others)

1. On the navbar, click Discussions.
2. On the Discussions List page, from the New button drop-down menu, click New Forum.
3. Enter a title for your new forum.
4. Enter a description for your new forum.
5. In the Options section, select any of the following checkboxes:
   1. Allow anonymous posts - To enable users to post anonymously.
   2. A moderator must approve individual posts before they display in the forum - To ensure that posts are approved by a moderator before they display in the forum.
   3. Users must start a thread before they can read and reply to other threads in each topic - To ensure user participation.
   4. Display forum descriptions in topics - To provide instructors the option to display a discussion forum description within a discussion topic description.

6. Brightspace Reference for creating a discussion forum

7. For further reference, here are some Best practices for using Discussions.

Environment

• Web Browser, Brightspace