{"id":32967,"date":"2024-03-01T15:09:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T18:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/?page_id=32967"},"modified":"2024-11-29T16:37:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T20:07:34","slug":"discussions-group-discussions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/discussions-group-discussions\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussions: Group Discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><div class='content-column one_third'><div id=\"bellows-main-discussions\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current\"><ul id=\"menu-discussions\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-20943\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-home bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-20943 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Home<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-20945\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-20945 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/communication\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Communication<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-20949\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-20949 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/communication\/using-the-discussion-tool\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Discussions<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-32609\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-32609 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/discussions-terminology\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Discussions Terminology<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-33053\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-33053 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/discussions-creating-a-forum\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating a Forum<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-33055\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-33055 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/discussions-creating-a-topic\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating a Topic<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-33123\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-33123 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/discussions-group-discussions\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Group Discussions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-33299\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-33299 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/discussions-grading-discussions\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grading Discussions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-20951\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-20951 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/communication\/discussion-statistics\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Discussion Statistics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-20947\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-20947 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/communication\/discussion-tool-faq\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Discussions &#8211; FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><br><div class='content-column two_third last_column'><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating Group Discussions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussions in Brightspace do not have to involve all students at the same time. Students can be divided into smaller teams (Brightspace groups or course sections) to discuss topics in a more intimate setting. Group discussions can be organized in two different ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"block-e841bca7-ad3d-44f4-8020-029289d917b8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The same topic can assigned to all students, but students discuss it in smaller groups. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Different groups can be assigned different topics. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For details on how to set up group discussions, click the items below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-329670\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><strong>&gt; Create one topic for all &amp; separate <strong>students <\/strong>into groups in the Discussions tool<\/strong><\/h4><div id=\"ac-329670\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d9f0fe\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Groups in Brightspace have to be created prior to this step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a discussion topic by following the steps outlined on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/discussions-creating-a-topic\/\">Creating a Topic<\/a> page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Availability Dates and Conditions<\/strong> widget to see available settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38-1024x486.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32979\" style=\"width:768px;height:365px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38.png 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Availability Dates &amp; Conditions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the <strong>Group and Section<\/strong> <strong>Restrictions <\/strong>section and click <strong>Manage Restrictions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions39a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33859\" style=\"width:695px;height:415px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions39a.png 927w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions39a-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions39a-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Manage Restrictions function<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the popup window that opens, select <em><strong>Restrict topic and separate the threads<\/strong><\/em>. This setting allows you to assign the same topic to all students, but they will discuss it in smaller groups. Each group will only see their own group&#8217;s posts. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions21c-1024x214.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions21c-1024x214.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions21c-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions21c-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions21c.png 1163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Dividing students into group to discuss a single topic<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the same window, go to <strong>Group Category or Section<\/strong>. Open the dropdown menu and select the appropriate group category (i.e. the set of groups you have previously created in Brightspace for this task). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions21d.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions21d.png 781w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions21d-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions21d-768x206.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Selecting a group category or course section<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Add<\/strong> at the bottom of the window. The group restriction will now be visible in the <strong>Availability Dates &amp; Conditions<\/strong> widget. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions55.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33843\" style=\"width:747px;height:486px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions55.png 992w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions55-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions55-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Summary of group restrictions in the widget<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Save <\/strong>your discussion topic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"true\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\"><h4 id=\"at-329671\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><strong>&gt; Create one topic for all &amp; separate <strong>students <\/strong><\/strong><strong>into groups<\/strong> <strong>in the Groups tool<\/strong><\/h4><div id=\"ac-329671\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d9f0fe\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: The Groups tool does not provide the same flexibility for setting up group discussions as the Discussions tool. If you make an error, you will either have to delete the Group Category and start the process over, or you will have to go to Discussions and make your corrections using that tool.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the course navbar, click <strong>Communication <\/strong>and select <strong>Groups <\/strong>from the menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions40.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33103\" style=\"width:726px;height:327px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions40.png 968w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions40-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions40-768x346.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Groups in the course navbar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the Manage Groups page, click <strong>New Category<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions41.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33105\" style=\"width:718px;height:163px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions41.png 718w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions41-300x68.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Creating a new group category<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Configure your group category according to your preferences, and scroll down to <strong>Additional Options<\/strong>. Select <strong>Set up discussion areas<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"396\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions42-1024x396.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions42-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions42-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions42-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/03\/discussions42.png 1214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Setting up discussion in Groups tool<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will now be prompted to either create a new discussion forum and\/or topic, or link your groups to an existing discussion. Follow the prompts as appropriate to set up your group discussions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you are finished, your group category will display information about how many discussion topics have been created for each group. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions56-1024x505.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions56-1024x505.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions56-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions56-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions56.png 1403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Group discussions in the Groups tool<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"true\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\"><h4 id=\"at-329672\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><strong>&gt; Create a different topic for each student group<\/strong><\/h4><div id=\"ac-329672\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d9f0fe\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Groups in Brightspace have to be created prior to this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a discussion topic by following the steps outlined on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/discussions-creating-a-topic\/\">Creating a Topic<\/a> page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Availability Dates and Conditions<\/strong> widget to view available options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38-1024x486.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32979\" style=\"width:768px;height:365px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/02\/discussions38.png 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Availability Dates &amp; Conditions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the <strong>Group and Section<\/strong> <strong>Restrictions <\/strong>section and click <strong>Manage Restrictions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions39a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33859\" style=\"width:695px;height:415px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions39a.png 927w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions39a-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions39a-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Group &amp; Section Restrictions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the popup window that opens, select <em><strong>Restrict topic<\/strong><\/em>. This setting allows you to assign a topic to a specific group of students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions57a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions57a.png 838w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions57a-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions57a-768x194.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Group &amp; Section Restrictions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the dropdown menu located just below, and select the appropriate group. (Remember: Groups have to be created prior to this step.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions57b.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions57b.png 838w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions57b-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions57b-768x176.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Assigning a topic to a specific group<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Add<\/strong> at the bottom of the window. The group restriction will now be visible in the <strong>Availability Dates &amp; Conditions<\/strong> widget. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions58.png 883w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions58-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2024\/04\/discussions58-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions: Availability Dates &amp; Conditions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Save <\/strong>your discussion topic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32967","page","type-page","status-publish","category-discussions"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32967"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34507,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32967\/revisions\/34507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}