new 7. Student Discussions

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.

In a regional product, forums may be appended with new topics, or new forums created as required. Completion tracking: Not required unless the discussion is used for an activity or assessment.

In a unit offering, forums may be appended with new topics, or new forums created as required.

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.

In a regional product, forums may be appended with new topics, or new forums created as required.

In a unit offering, forums may be appended with new topics, or new forums created as required. Where the educator has Educator permissions, they may prefer to remove the Supplementary files forum (and the two attached topics) and instead upload files and links as content topics to the Supplementary Resources module.