Discussion Boards - Post before you can view threads

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

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