Building and Running an Open edX Course: Ginkgo Release
  • 1. General Information
    • 1.1. Read Me
    • 1.2. Other edX Resources
    • 1.3. edX Browser Support
  • 2. Getting Started
    • 2.1. Getting Started with Studio
  • 3. Exploring Your Dashboard and Profile
    • 3.1. Accessing Your Courses from the Dashboard
    • 3.2. Adding Profile Information
    • 3.3. Updating Course-Specific Settings
  • 4. Reaching As Many Learners As Possible
    • 4.1. Designing Your Course For a Mobile Experience
  • 5. Accessibility Best Practices Guidance for Content Providers
    • 5.1. What Is The EdX Accessibility Best Practices Guidance Based On?
    • 5.2. Supporting Learners with Diverse Needs
    • 5.3. Accessibility Best Practices for Developing Course Content
  • 6. Setting Up a Course
    • 6.1. Planning Course Information
    • 6.2. Planning Course Run Information
    • 6.3. Creating a Course
  • 7. Developing Your Course
    • 7.1. Getting Started with Course Content Development
    • 7.2. Developing Your Course Outline
    • 7.3. Developing Course Sections
    • 7.4. Developing Course Subsections
    • 7.5. Developing Course Units
    • 7.6. Developing Course Components
    • 7.7. Controlling Content Visibility and Access
    • 7.8. Testing Your Course Content
  • 8. Adding Course Components
    • 8.1. Working with HTML Components
    • 8.2. Working with Video Components
    • 8.3. Working with Discussion Components
    • 8.4. Working with Problem Components
    • 8.5. Working with Content Libraries
  • 9. Adding Exercises and Tools
    • 9.1. Problems, Exercises, and Tools
    • 9.2. Enabling Additional Exercises and Tools
    • 9.3. Annotation Problem
    • 9.4. Calculator Tool
    • 9.5. Checkbox Problem
    • 9.6. Chemical Equation Problem
    • 9.7. Circuit Schematic Builder Problem
    • 9.8. Completion Tool
    • 9.9. Conditional Module
    • 9.10. Custom JavaScript Display and Grading Problem
    • 9.11. Drag and Drop Problem
    • 9.12. Drag and Drop Problem (Deprecated)
    • 9.13. Dropdown Problem
    • 9.14. External Grader
    • 9.15. Full Screen Image Tool
    • 9.16. Gene Explorer Tool
    • 9.17. Google Calendar Tool
    • 9.18. Google Drive Files Tool
    • 9.19. Iframe Tool
    • 9.20. Image Mapped Input Problem
    • 9.21. LTI Component
    • 9.22. Math Expression Input Problems
    • 9.23. Molecule Editor Tool
    • 9.24. Molecule Viewer Tool
    • 9.25. Multiple Choice Problem
    • 9.26. Multiple Choice and Numerical Input Problem
    • 9.27. Notes Tool
    • 9.28. Numerical Input Problem
    • 9.29. Office Mix Tool
    • 9.30. Open Response Assessments
    • 9.31. Oppia Exploration Tool
    • 9.32. Peer Instruction Tool
    • 9.33. Periodic Table Tool
    • 9.34. Poll Tool
    • 9.35. Poll Tool for OLX
    • 9.36. Problem with Adaptive Hint
    • 9.37. Problem Written in LaTeX
    • 9.38. Protex Protein Builder Tool
    • 9.39. Qualtrics Survey Tool
    • 9.40. Randomized Content Blocks
    • 9.41. Recommender Tool
    • 9.42. Survey Tool
    • 9.43. Text Input Problem
    • 9.44. Word Cloud Tool
    • 9.45. Write-Your-Own-Grader Problem
    • 9.46. Zooming Image Tool
    • 9.47. Using MathJax for Mathematics
  • 10. Adding Course Assets
    • 10.1. Adding Files to a Course
    • 10.2. Adding Course Updates and Handouts
    • 10.3. Managing the Pages in Your Course
    • 10.4. Textbooks
    • 10.5. Using the Course Wiki
  • 11. Using Enhanced Capabilities In Your Course
    • 11.1. Including Learner Cohorts
    • 11.2. Offering Different Content to Different Learner Groups
    • 11.3. Including Teams
    • 11.4. Creating Content Experiments
    • 11.5. Offering Timed Exams
    • 11.6. Using Open edX as an LTI Tool Provider
  • 12. Establishing a Grading Policy For Your Course
    • 12.1. Set the Grade Range
    • 12.2. Set the Grace Period
    • 12.3. Configure the Assignment Types
    • 12.4. Graded Subsections
    • 12.5. The Learner View of Grades
  • 13. Releasing Your Course
    • 13.1. Beta Testing a Course
    • 13.2. Course Launching Activities
    • 13.3. Exporting and Importing a Course
  • 14. Managing a Running Course
    • 14.1. Course Data
    • 14.2. Bulk Email
    • 14.3. Enrollment
    • 14.4. Manage Course Fees
    • 14.5. Staff Debug Info
  • 15. Managing Discussions
    • 15.1. Managing Course Discussions
    • 15.2. About Divided Discussion Topics
    • 15.3. Managing Divided Discussion Topics
    • 15.4. Guidance for Discussion Moderators
  • 16. Managing Learner Progress and Grades
    • 16.1. Learner Data
    • 16.2. Answer Data
    • 16.3. Learner Grades and Grading
    • 16.4. Obtaining Certificate Data
    • 16.5. Ending a Course
  • 17. Re-running Your Course
    • 17.1. Re-running a Course
  • 18. Glossary
    • 18.1. A
    • 18.2. C
    • 18.3. D
    • 18.4. E
    • 18.5. F
    • 18.6. G
    • 18.7. H
    • 18.8. I
    • 18.9. K
    • 18.10. L
    • 18.11. M
    • 18.12. N
    • 18.13. O
    • 18.14. P
    • 18.15. Q
    • 18.16. R
    • 18.17. S
    • 18.18. T
    • 18.19. U
    • 18.20. V
    • 18.21. W
    • 18.22. XYZ
 
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15. Managing DiscussionsΒΆ

Use the topics in this section to learn about managing course discussions, including creating discussion topics, choosing to divide topics based on learner groups, and moderating discussions.

  • 15.1. Managing Course Discussions
    • 15.1.1. Overview
    • 15.1.2. Creating Discussion Topics for Your Course
    • 15.1.3. Assign Discussion Administration Roles
    • 15.1.4. Visibility of Discussion Topics
    • 15.1.5. Enabling Anonymous Discussion Posts
    • 15.1.6. Run a Discussion
    • 15.1.7. Moderate Discussions
    • 15.1.8. Close Discussions
    • 15.1.9. Discussions in the edX Mobile App
  • 15.2. About Divided Discussion Topics
    • 15.2.1. What are Divided Discussions?
    • 15.2.2. Example: Dividing Discussion Topics Based on Enrollment Track
    • 15.2.3. Setting Up Divided Discussions
    • 15.2.4. Specify The Group Type for Dividing Discussions
    • 15.2.5. Specify Which Course-Wide Discussion Topics are Divided
    • 15.2.6. Content-Specific Discussion Topics and Groups
    • 15.2.7. Specify that All Content-Specific Discussion Topics are Divided
    • 15.2.8. Specify That Some Content-Specific Discussion Topics are Divided
  • 15.3. Managing Divided Discussion Topics
    • 15.3.1. Overview
    • 15.3.2. Identifying Who Can Read a Post
    • 15.3.3. Choosing the Visibility of a Post
    • 15.3.4. Viewing the Posts of a Group
  • 15.4. Guidance for Discussion Moderators
    • 15.4.1. Responsibilities
    • 15.4.2. Qualities of Good Discussion Moderators
    • 15.4.3. Best Practices for Discussion Moderation
    • 15.4.4. Guidelines for Specific Types of Posts
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