{"id":1189,"date":"2021-01-18T14:29:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/?page_id=1189"},"modified":"2022-04-25T10:01:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T14:01:09","slug":"managing-discussion-forums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/managing-discussion-forums\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Discussion Forums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110099679 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110099679 BCX9\">There are a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110099679 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW110099679 BCX9\">few settings<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110099679 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110099679 BCX9\">\u00a0that can be applied at the discussion forum and topic level to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110099679 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW110099679 BCX9\">manage<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110099679 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110099679 BCX9\"> discussions within a course, including:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#lock1\">Locking a Discussion Topic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mod1\">Moderating Discussion Forums\/Topics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#hide1\">Hiding Discussion\/Topics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Topic Visibility and Access<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Availability Conditions<\/strong> options can prevent users from accessing Forums\/Topics, creating or editing threads and replies in Topics, or even seeing the Forums\/Topics on the <em>Discussions<\/em> page. These restrictions only affect those users who do not have permission to create or edit content (e.g., Learners, and observer roles). You can assign specific <strong>Start<\/strong> and <strong>End Dates<\/strong> for when a Forum or Topic (un)locks and customize students\u2019 access to them outside of this timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>Setting availability conditions is an effective way of closing a conversation while allowing users to refer back to threads. Consider setting the Topic to \u201cVisible with submission restricted\u201d after the End Date, and then pinning a summary thread of your own within the Topic so that it appears at the top of the list for viewers.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #f0f0f0;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #fcfcff; border-style: solid; border-color: #f0f0f0;\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW37274819 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37274819 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\"><a id=\"lock1\"><\/a><strong>To lock a discussion topic:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a id=\"log1\"><\/a>Log in to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brightspace.carleton.ca\/\">Brightspace<\/a>\u00a0with your <em>My杏吧原创One<\/em> credentials.<\/li>\n<li>On the\u00a0<em>Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0<em>My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<b>Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b><i><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"20\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the navbar, click <strong>T<\/strong><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ools. <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1141 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png 976w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the drop-down menu, select <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Discussions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:714,&quot;335559991&quot;:357}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">From the context menu of the forum or topic you want to lock, click\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Edit<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Under the <em>Restrictions<\/em><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> tab, enable any of the following <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Availability<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"> options:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start Date:<\/strong> Specify the date\/time after which students can access the Discussion activity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>End Date:<\/strong> Specify the date\/time until which students can access the Discussion activity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visible with access restricted before start \/ after end:<\/strong> Outside of the Start\/End timeframe, students can see that the Topic exists but cannot enter it. Only the Topic title, Start\/End Dates, and restrictions will be visible to the students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visible with submission restricted before start \/ after end:<\/strong>e., <strong>read only<\/strong>. Outside of the Start\/End timeframe, students can enter the Topic to view the description and attached rubrics and to read threads and replies. But they cannot post new threads or replies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hidden before start \/ after end:<\/strong> Outside of the Start\/End timeframe, students will not be able to see that the Topic exists, and it will not appear in the Calendar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Click\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Save<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:714,&quot;335559991&quot;:357}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>You have now successfully locked a discussion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F3k6BnqRBGI\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moderating Discussion\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Threads<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If a topic requires post approval or moderation, posts only appear to users with permission to approve them. You must manually approve\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">threads<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to make them visible to all users. Users with permission to approve\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">threads<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in a topic can create approved\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">threads<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0automatically.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can enable and disable\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">thread<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0approval from the Properties<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">tab when creating or editing a forum or topic. Once you enable\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">thread<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0approval, a\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fModerated<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">notification appears beside the forum or topic name.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">thread<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is not appropriate for the topic and you do not want to approve it, you can do any of the following:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Leave the\u00a0thread\u00a0unapproved.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Edit the thread\u00a0before approving it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Delete the\u00a0thread.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>You must manually approve\u00a0threads\u00a0in topics that require approval. Once you approve a thread, it is visible to all users. To hide\u00a0the\u00a0thread, you must\u00a0unapprove\u00a0it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #f0f0f0;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #f3f3f3; background-color: #fcfcff;\">\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a id=\"mod1\"><\/a><strong>To moderate a discussion thread:<\/strong><\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">course\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">navbar,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">click\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tools<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0then\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Discussions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"> <b><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1141 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png 976w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do any of the following:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Beside the post you want to approve, click the\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Approve Post<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202flink.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">From the context menu of the post you want to approve, click\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Approve Post<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">To approve all posts in a thread, click\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Approve All Replies in Thread<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">From the context menu of the post you want to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">unapprove<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, click\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unapprove<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Post<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">From the context menu of the thread you want to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">unapprove<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, click\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unapprove<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Thread<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>You have now successfully moderated a discussion topic and the posts associated with the topic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fc_sy0vVbDk\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hiding Discussion Forums and Topics<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hidden topics do not display on the Discussions List page, except to users with permission to see hidden forums and topics or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">permissions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to manage discussions. By hiding topics, you can control which topics users can access at different times throughout the course. For example, you can create weekly discussion topics for users to reflect on the material covered in each week of the course and make each topic available for one week only.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can specify start and end dates for when a forum or topic is visible so you can set up visibility ahead of time to match your course\u2019s calendar.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instead of scheduling a topic to disappear as soon as you want the discussion to end, consider locking the topic at that point and keeping it visible for another few days. This allows users to review the discussion after it closes so that they\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">don\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0miss the last posts added.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #cf112e;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #f7e4e7; border-style: solid; border-color: #e08290;\"><strong>WARNING: <\/strong>Hiding a forum is a \u201chigher level\u201d than topic. If you hide a discussion forum, all associated topics will also be hidden\u00a0subsequentily.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #f0f0f0;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; background-color: #fcfcff; border-color: #f0f0f0;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a id=\"hide1\"><\/a><strong>To hide a forum or topic:<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">course n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">avbar,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">click\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tools.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1141 \" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1.png 976w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/tools-menu-2-1-360x69.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the drop-down menu, select <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Discussions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri,Arial\" data-listid=\"16\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">From the context menu of the forum\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">or<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0topic you want to hide, click\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hide from Users<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>You have now hidden a discussion forum or topic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a\u00a0few settings\u00a0that can be applied at the discussion forum and topic level to\u00a0manage discussions within a course, including: Locking a Discussion Topic Moderating Discussion Forums\/Topics Hiding Discussion\/Topics Topic Visibility and Access The Availability Conditions options can prevent users from accessing Forums\/Topics, creating or editing threads and replies in Topics, or even seeing the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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