Create a discussion topic

Encourage your learners to share thoughts about course material with peers. Set up forums and topics for learners to ask questions, discuss course content and assignments, and work together in assigned groups and sections.

To create a discussion topic in the New Content Experience

  1. From your course homepage, navigate to Content.
  2. In the module where you want to create your discussion topic, click Create New.
  3. On the What would you like to create? page, click Discussion.
  4. On the New Topic page, do the following:
    1. Enter a Topic Title.
    2. Click Change Forum to change the forum where your topic will go, if necessary.
    3. Choose the grading scheme in Grade Out Of.
    4. Enter a Description for your topic using Brightspace Editor.
  5. Click the Availability Dates & Conditions drop-down menu and do the following:
    1. Enter a Start Date, if desired.
    2. Enter an End Date, if desired.
    3. Click Add Release Condition to include release conditions for your topic. For example, a learner must finish a module before being able to access your discussion topic.
  6. Toggle the topic Visibility to Hidden or Visible.
  7. Click Save and Close.

To create a discussion topic in the Classic Content experience

  1. From your course homepage, navigate to Content.

  2. In the module where you want to create a discussion topic, click Upload / Create > New Discussion.

  3. On the Create a Discussion page, do the following:

    1. Enter a Title.

    2. Choose a forum from the forum list to change where your topic will go, if necessary.

    3. Select the Hide from Users checkbox if you want to hide the topic from learners.

    4. Under Instructions, enter your discussion topic information.

  4. Click Save.

To create a discussion topic in Discussions

  1. From your course homepage, navigate to Discussions.

  2. In the Discussions List tab, click New > New Topic.

  3. Do one or more of the following:

    1. Properties: Choose the topic Forum, enter a Title and Description, select posting Options, and allow ratings.

      Note: You must assign a discussion topic to a discussion forum.

    2. Restrictions: Choose the Start Date and End Date, Release Conditions, and Group and Section Restrictions.

    3. Assessment: Select a Grade Item, edit the Score Out Of, add a Rubric, and allow assessments of posts.

    4. Objectives: Click Associate Learning Objectives to add a learning objective to your topic.

  4. Click Save and Close.