How do I view a discussion thread as an instructor?
You can view threaded replies in a sidebar and quoted replies in Discussions.
Notes:
- If the anonymous discussion option is enabled for the discussion, student names and profile pictures do not display. However, as an instructor, your name and profile picture is visible to all course members.
- If there are no discussion submissions, you can edit the anonymity details.
Open Discussions
![Open Discussions](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/733/205/original/42a36c60-1b35-4275-9e2a-3dbaa043fb21.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
View Inline Discussion Thread Replies
When viewing inline discussion thread replies, you can collapse and expand the discussion threads by clicking the Expand Threads and Collapse Threads buttons. When a discussion thread reply is collapsed, you can view the reply indicators showing the number of unread and total replies.
To expand the discussion thread replies inline, click the # of replies link [1].
View the read and unread replies [2].
To view threaded replies options, click the Options icon [3]. You can mark replies as read/unread, mark threaded replies as read/unread, return to the topic, edit the reply, delete the reply, open the reply in SpeedGrader, or report the reply.
View Split Screen Discussion Thread Replies
To view threaded replies in a split screen sidebar, click the View Split Screen button [1].
When viewing split screen discussion thread replies, you can collapse and expand the discussion thread replies sidebar. When a discussion thread reply is collapsed, you can view the reply indicators showing the number of unread and total replies.
To expand the discussion thread replies sidebar, click the # of replies link [2].
View the read and unread replies [3].
To view threaded replies options, click the Options icon [4]. You can mark replies as read/unread, mark threaded replies as read/unread, return to the topic, edit the reply, delete the reply, open the reply in SpeedGrader, or report the reply.
To collapse the discussion thread replies sidebar, click the Close icon [5].
Quote Discussion Replies
![Quote Discussion Replies](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/007/920/564/original/7d80789d-e49f-46fc-981f-5ac8bcd18f67.png)
When viewing discussion thread replies, you can quote a threaded reply.
To quote a discussion thread reply, click the Options icon [1] and then click the Quote Reply link [2].
View Quoted Discussion Reply Options
To include or exclude the quoted reply in your message, click the Include quoted reply in message toggle button [1].
Add your reply, links, files, and other media in the Rich Content Editor [2].
Click the Reply button [3].