Ed Discussion Board Standalone Course

Renaming the course

As students are enrolled in multiple courses and they will have multiple discussion boards. To make it easier for the students to navigate and to ensure consistency rename your course in Ed platform.

1. Click on the cog button in the admin panel.
2.  Under the General tab type the new name in the Code bar. Rename the course using the following name convention: course code - course name, f.ex. 1234 Introduction to Pharmacy.

Note: you do not have to change the title displayed in the Name bar, as it will not be displayed.

Posting an Announcement

1. Click on the Discussion tab.

2. Welcome Announcement will be automatically generated for you. After editing it (if necessary) click on the Post Announcement button.

Setting up Categories and Subcategories

The following categories are generated by default for every course.

Depending on your course specifics and to streamline discussions effectively, they can be modified/deleted/copied and sub-categories can be created.

1. Click on the cog button in the admin panel.
2. In the Discussion tab scroll down to the Categories section.
3. To create a category type the required name.
4. To create a sub-category press Tab key on your keyboard and type the name of the subcategory.
5. Click on the Save button.