Discussions are another form of assignment that you will probably see a lot of during your time at Lone Star College. To access discussions you have been assigned, navigate to your class's D2L page, then click [1] Collaboration to open up its dropdown menu, then click [2] Discussions to be taken to the discussions page.
When you reach this page, there are several things to notice, but we will focus on subscriptions, and the difference between forums and topics.
In this example, we will click on Test Topic under Test Forum. The hierarchy expands further still!
When you click on a topic, you will be directed to the topic's page, where there are more things to note.
At this page, we will click Start a New Thread [4] to add to this topic.
After selecting Start a New Thread, the page will change, adding text entry portions, as seen in the image above. Of note in this image:
When you are finished, click Post [4] and your thread will go live.
Clicking on a thread's link on a topic's page (see earlier slides) will take you to a page that looks similar to the topics page, with a few notable exceptions.
NOTE: Some professors will set the topic or thread to that student-created threads or replies must first be reviewed by the professor before they go public. If you do not see a thread or reply that you posted, contact your professor.
If you click on any topic that is already posted, you will be brought to a screen that is similar to the page you see when posting a new topic. However, there are a few noteworthy things on the reply page.
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