Discussion
topics allow students to post threads to class discussions and reply to fellow
classmates within the course. This tutorial demonstrates how to post and reply
to a discussion topic within MyFIRE.
1. Within the desired course, select content & assessments in the
navigation bar.
2. Locate
the desired discussion from the specified module or submodule underneath
the table of contents.
3. Select
the discussion title on the content page.
4. When
the page refreshes, select Start a New Thread, under the discussion
prompt.
5. The page will expand to
allow you to create a thread. Enter a title in the subject field for
your post.
6. Write your response to
the prompt in the message field. Note: For further instructions
on how to utilize the MyFIRE editor textbox, please refer to the How to use the MyFIRE Editor tutorial.
a. Tag other users in your message by typing an “@”
symbol. Then start typing the other user’s name. Once you start typing the
name, a drop-down menu will appear to select the name from the list.
b. If desiring to invite
your classmates or instructor to an online meeting for assigned group work,
select the quicklink icon in the MyFIRE textbox.
i. A pop-up window will
appear. Scroll down and select MS Teams Meeting to schedule and add a link to
the online meeting. Microsoft Teams is apart of Office 365 which is available
to all students and employees. Students must accept a licence to have access
to Microsoft Teams. Students can request O365 access through the IT department.
Note: Ensure that you
are not selecting any other tools present within the Third Party quicklink
list.
ii. Once MS Teams is
selected, a pop-up window will appear. Scroll down the page and select sign
in.
iii. A pop-up window
requesting permissions will appear. Select accept. Note: this step
will need to be completed once.
iv. Once the permissions
window has closed, select create meeting link at the bottom of the first
pop-up window.
v. Name the meeting in the title field. The name of the meeting will become the title of the MS
Teams meeting link once it is created.
vi. Add the desired start and end dates and times for the meeting. Note: The
drop-down start time is only listed in 30-minute increments. If starting an
impromptu meeting, manually type the start time in the start time field.
vii. Select create.
viii. The
pop-up window will refresh to confirm that the meeting has been created. Scroll
down to the bottom of the pop-up window and select meeting options.
ix. A new browser tab will
open. Set the desired meeting options.
x. Then select save and close the browser tab.
xi. Once the meeting
options have been saved, select insert.
xii. The pop-up window will
close and the MS Teams meeting link will be entered in the MyFIRE editor
textbox. Note: the MS Teams meeting link cannot be edited.
xiii. Continue
customizing the discussion thread as desired with the meeting date, time,
and any additional details needed for the meeting. Then continue to step
7.
7. If desired, you may add
additional attachments to your post by selecting add attachments.
8. Once done editing your
post, select Post at the bottom of the page.
9. To
reply to another students’ post, select the title of the desired thread
10. Then,
select Reply to Thread to respond to a classmate.
11. Write
the message you would like in the message field and then select Post.
12. Your
newly created reply will be visible under your classmate’s thread.
After
following these steps above, you will have successfully created a post or
responded to another classmate’s discussion post.