Topics versus Posts Discussion forum content in LoudCloud comes in 2 different forms Topics and Posts The initial content in a thread as listed on the forum dashboard page or at the top of a thread in a forum is called a Topic ID: 433997
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LoudCloud
Topics versus PostsSlide2
Discussion forum content in
LoudCloud comes in 2 different forms, Topics and Posts.The initial content in a thread, as listed on the forum dashboard page or at the top of a thread in a forum, is called a Topic.
TopicsSlide3
The “reply” content on a thread, or the content that appears in response to a Topic, is called a
Post.In LoudCloud, Topics are not considered Posts. In the system, Posts are only replies to Topics.
PostsSlide4
The course homepage and forum dashboard page help instructors identify unread topics and unread posts in the forums.
Counter displays total Topics and Posts in each forum
An orange bar indicates there is at least 1 unread Topic
or
Post in the forum
Counter on the course homepage displays the number of unread Posts,
not
the number of unread Topics - there may be unread Topics in this forumSlide5
For example, this Topic appears on the QTI forum dashboard page with an orange bar, indicating it has not been read
Because there are no unread
Posts
under the Topic, the Forums widget on the course homepage does
not
reflect unread Posts in the QTI forum
Instructors must check the QTI and Individual Forum dashboard pages for new Topics, as they will not be reflected in the Unread Posts count on the course homepageSlide6
When an unread
Post
exists under a Topic, it will be reflected in the counter on the course homepage, and on the dashboard pages and forum with an orange barSlide7
The Unread Posts indicator on the course homepage, the orange bars on the forum dashboard pages and in the forums, and the post counters on the forum dashboard pages are designed to help faculty members manage their classrooms
Faculty members should check the forum dashboard pages and forums each time they enter the classroom to ensure they respond to all student questions in the Questions to Instructor and Individual forum within 24 hours