Overview
Once you have created a Harmonize discussion, it can be edited at any time click Edit in the upper right hand corner to edit the topic details.
You will be presented with a number of options presented on four different tabs. The tabs and options are covered below.
Instructions
The Instructions for your discussion will be displayed to your students. To create your instructions, you can copy and paste from pre-existing discussions, use our tools to create a prompt from scratch, or use the AI Brainstorming tool to get you started.
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[1] Edit Dates. Set an open/close date and time using your timezone. See Setting Assignment Dates.
- If a topic should always be open, leave the fields blank.
- If this topic is tied to an LMS assignment then the dates may not be editable.
- [2] Generate Prompt. Save time and discover new possibilities with our AI Brainstorming tool. See Harmonize Brainstorm.
- [3] Add Text: Enter the discussion prompt or assignment description in the text area. You can use additional formatting to customize the description.
- [4] Add Media and Files. Upload images and other files like slide decks and lecture notes.
- [5] Other options. Record audio/video, embed links from the web, create a poll, schedule a meeting, and more.
- [6] Generate Focus Areas. Help your students understand how you will be grading. We can even help you generate a rubric. See Harmonize Rubrics.
Post Settings
The Post Settings tab provides a multitude of options to configure how posts work for your topic.
- [1] Post Settings. See Students must post before seeing other student's posts or comments.
- [2] Turnitin Settings. See Turnitin Faculty and Student View.
- [3] Reaction Settings. See Managing Discussions: Deleting Posts & Disabling Reactions.
- [4] Insights Settings. See Engagement Insights.
- [5] Anonymous Settings. See Anonymous Posts (Blackboard, Brightspace, and Moodle) or Anonymous Posts (Canvas).
- [6] Visibility Settings. See Visibility of Posts.
- [7] Default Layout. See Grid vs. List View.
- [8] Default CC Language. Change the default closed captioning language.
- [9] Video & Audio Duration Limit. See Recording and Upload Limits for Video and Audio in Discussions.
- [10] Screen Capture Duration Limit. See Recording and Upload Limits for Video and Audio in Discussions.
- [11] Video Playback Quality. Allow student-uploaded videos to play at higher quality.
Milestone Due Dates & Auto-Grading
You can optionally set up Milestones or Multiple Deu dates. View the Milestones for more information.
- [1] Turn on Participation Auto-Grading toggle. Toggle auto-grading on or off. See Auto-Grading.
- [2] Give Credit for Late Participation toggle. Allow or disallow late participation to count for auto-grading.
- [3] Minimum Word Counts for Posts and Comments. See Milestone Word Count Minimums.
- [4] Milestones. See Milestones.
- [5] Complete By. Adjust the due dates for your milestones here.
- [6] Points. If auto-grading is enabled, this is where you will assign points to each milestone.
- [7] Requirements. Choose how many posts and comments are required for a particular milestone.
- [8] + Add Milestone. Click here to add more milestones. There is no limit to the number of milestones you can add.
Student Facilitators
Student Facilitation is a powerful tool for increasing engagement within your discussions and promote deeper learning for your students. Learn more about it here: