{"id":7981,"date":"2023-10-29T02:07:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T09:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/?post_type=knowledgebase&p=7981"},"modified":"2023-11-09T17:06:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T00:06:26","slug":"create-group-discussion","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/knowledge-base\/discussions\/create-group-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Group Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Open Discussions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Open<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In Course Navigation, click the Discussions<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Add<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Click the Add Discussion<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create Group Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Create<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Enter a discussion title in the Topic Title<\/strong> field [1].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add discussion content using the Rich Content Editor [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the discussion options, select the This is a Group Discussion <\/strong>checkbox [3].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select Group Set<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Select<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To select an existing group set, click the Group Set <\/strong>drop-down menu [1]. To create a new group category, click the New Group Category<\/strong> button [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create Group Set<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Desktop\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you chose to create a new group category, enter the group set and group information in the Create Group Set modal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type the group set name in the Group Set Name<\/strong> field [1].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to allow for self sign-up for groups in the group set, check the Allow self sign-up<\/strong> checkbox [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select a group structure option in the Group Structure section [3]. You can choose to split students into a set number of groups [4], split students into groups with a set number of students per group [5], or create groups later on the People page [6].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you’re finished, click the Save<\/strong> button to create the group set and groups [7].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can refer to our group guides for more information about creating<\/a> and editing<\/a> group sets and creating groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set Availability Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Set<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To make your discussion available on a specific date or during a specific date range, enter the dates in the Available From<\/strong> and Until<\/strong> fields [7], or click the calendar icons to select dates. These dates apply to all users. By default, these fields are left blank and the discussion can be viewed throughout the entire course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> These fields only apply for non-graded discussions; If you create a graded group discussion, these date fields do not apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save and Publish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Save<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you are ready to publish your discussion, click the Save & Publish<\/strong> button [1]. If you want to create a draft of your discussion and publish it later, click the Save<\/strong> button [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Publish<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When your discussion is saved in a draft state, you can return to the page and publish it at any time by clicking the Publish <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"View<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

View the discussion. A Teacher or TA will see links to each group. Click the group name to open the group discussion and view replies to the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Discussion in Discussions Redesign<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"View<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If your course has Discussions Redesign enabled, you can view the discussion in Discussions Redesign. To open the group discussion, click the Groups icon [1], then click the name of the group you want to open [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student View of Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Student<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When students open the discussion, they will be taken to the Discussions page within their specified project group to complete the assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> Discussion posts cannot be made anonymously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Open Discussions In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link. Add Discussion Click the Add Discussion button. Create Group Discussion Enter a discussion title in the Topic Title field [1]. Add discussion content using the Rich Content Editor [2]. In the discussion options, select the This is a Group Discussion checkbox [3]. Select Group Set To select an existing group set, click the Group Set drop-down…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","knowledgebase_cat":[495],"class_list":["post-7981","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","knowledgebase_cat-discussions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/7981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7981"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/7981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8902,"href":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/7981\/revisions\/8902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"knowledgebase_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase_cat?post=7981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}