Brightspace/Classes: Adjusting Availability for Discussion Topics - New Experience

Introduction

This article instructs on how to adjust availability options to determine when learners can post to and view discussion topics.

Instructions

Note:

• All discussion topics must belong to a discussion forum. Review articles on:
  • Creating a Discussion Forum
  • Creating a Discussion Topic - New Experience
• Availability restrictions placed on a discussion forum will apply to all topics in that forum
• Do not apply availability restrictions to a forum, if you want to choose different dates or options for individual topics within the forum
   
  1. Go into your Classes course, and in the blue navigation bar, click on Activities and select Discussions
      
  2. On the Discussions page, click the chevron next to the topic and select Edit Topic from the drop-down menu
     
     
  3. Click and expand the Availability Dates & Conditions section on the right hand side of the page
     
     
  4. Add a Start Date
     
  5. Click on Before start: Visible with access restricted
     
  6. Select desired start date visibility options and click Done
     
     
  7. Click on After end: Visible with access restricted
     
  8. Select desired end date visibility options and click Done
     
     
  9. Select whether the topic should be visible to learners and click Save and Close
     
     
     Note: If the discussion topic is not made Visible (see Step #9), learners will not be able to see the topic, even if the start date and desired visibility options are met (see Steps #4-6).

Learn more about Adding Assessment to a Discussion Topic - New Experience.