Suscribing to Discussions

Discussion forums include the option of subscription. Subscribers will receive an email when someone posts to the forum. This can be particularly helpful for forums that are visited occasionally, such as the student questions forum.


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Instructions

  1. From the Course Tools menu select Discussion Board.
    The discussion board option highlighted at the end of the course tools menu.
  2. Select the course name and ID from the Discussion Board page.
    The course's name is listed in the discussion board page.
  3. Click the down arrow next to the forum name and select Edit.
    The edit option appears in the dropdown menu.
  4. Scroll down the page to the Subscribe section. Select Allow members to subscribe to the forum.
    The allow members to suscribe to this forum option is highlighted.
  5. Once the setting has been enabled, there is an option inside the forum to Subscribe by clicking on the button. Once you subscribe to the discussion, the messages will be sent to your Johnson & Wales email account.
    The subscribe button is highlighted.