Add a Discussion to the Content Area
The Add Existing button is used to add eLearn activities, like discussions, to the students' learning path in the Content area. It is easier to create the activity first and then add it into your learning path.
- Within the module that you want to add an already created discussion, click the "Add Existing" button.
- Select "Discussion"
- Select the specific discussion you want to add to this module.
Instructor View of Discussions in Content Area
Once a discussion has been added to Content, you can access discussion boards, view students' completion status, and evaluate their discussion posts from the content area.
The discussions icon (
) within the Table of Contents indicates where your discussion boards are within a module.
- Within Content, you can access a discussion board by clicking on the name of the Discussion Topic from the Table of Contents.
- The Edit Activity button allows you to edit the discussion.
- The Go to Topic button allows you to go directly to the discussion forum.
- Under Activity Content, you will see the Description of the discussion you've posted for students.
- Evaluation Criteria states how many points the discussion is worth and includes a link to any discussion rubrics associated with the forum.
- The Completion Summary section allows you to see a list of all of the students in your course and their completion status.
- The completion status will either be Posted or left blank if they haven't posted anything.
- The number of threads and replies a student has made will show up under their name.
- Once you grade the assignment, final scores will show up in the Completion Summary area.
- You can grade the discussions from within Content by using the Go to Evaluation hyperlink listed in the Completion Summary area.
- An orange dot next to the number of threads and replies indicates you have not reviewed those posts. Whereas, no dot indicates that you have viewed the thread(s)/replies posted.
Student View of Discussions in Content Area
When a student is waiting on you to grade their discussion post, they can see that their post is pending evaluation within the Content tab of eLearn. Students will have a Status Card stating if they have Posted or Not Posted to the discussion forum.
Once you have graded a student's discussion post, they will see their Overall Grade on the Status Card within Content and also under Grades in eLearn.
Students can view feedback received from their professor and review the discussion threads and replies they made all from within Content.
