new 7. Student Discussions

The purpose of the Discussions module is to provide a generic unit discussion area for students. This can be hidden or deleted if not required, or if other student discussions are placed elsewhere within the learning resources and the presence of this module is likely to cause confusion. Other discussions not appearing in the Table of Contents are to be set up as forums with topics attached.

Discussion Module - Conditional Release Settings

The Discussion Module requires the following conditional releases to ensure students only have access to this module during the study period:

• Not enrolled in current org unit as the role: Student PreSoS (Pre-Start of Study)

• Not enrolled in current org unit as the role: Student CoS (Close of Study)

All selected conditions must be met.

The Master Product is set up with a single discussion topic by default: 1. Student discussions with one topic - student discussion group. This forum is attached to the Discussions module in the Table of Contents. Master Product instructional designers may add topics as required to incorporate the use of discussions as activities, or assessment, per the needs of the unit. Discussions may be integrated into the sequence of learning materials, or added to the dedicated Discussions module, depending on the instructional design of the material. Completion tracking: Not required unless the discussion is used for an activity or assessment.

Default Discussion Forums

The Master Product is set up with three discussion forums by default, Student discussions, Supplementary files, and Teacher files.

1. Student discussions - One discussion topic is set up by default titled Student discussion group. This topic is attached to the Discussions module in the Table of Contents.

2. Additional Files - For educators with the Facilitator role, two discussion topics are set up by default: Weblinks to upload links; and Additional files to upload additional information to supplement resources. See 6. Supplementary Resources in this document for more info.

3. Teacher files - One discussion topic is set up by default titled Teacher files. This topic is added to the Teacher Share Space module in the Table of Contents as a content topic. This discussion has the same release conditions as the module and is set to draft to ensure that students cannot access the discussion group. For more information see 8. Teacher share space. Completion tracking: Not required unless the discussion is used for an activity or assessment.