How do I view a discussion thread in Discussions Redesign as a student?
You can view threaded replies in a sidebar and quoted replies in Discussions Redesign.
Notes:
- This lesson shows how to view discussion thread replies using Discussions Redesign. If your discussions don't look the same as what's shown in this lesson, please view how to view threaded replies in the classic Discussions interface.
- If the discussion is an anonymous discussion, student names and profile pictures do not display. Posts created by the instructor display the instructor's name and profile picture.
Open Discussions
In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
Open Discussion
Click the title of the discussion.
View Discussion
View the discussion topic.
View Discussion Thread Replies
When viewing 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 [1].
View the read and unread replies [2].
To view older replies, click the Show older replies link [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, or report discussion replies.
To collapse the discussion thread replies sidebar, click the Close icon [5].
Quote Discussion Replies
When viewing discussion thread replies, you can quote a threaded reply.
To quote a discussion thread reply, click the Quote link.
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].
View Quoted Discussion Reply
View the quoted message in your reply.
