Overview
Instructors can delete a student's post or comment in two different ways:
- Deleting once: hides the post from students.
- Deleting twice: permanently removes the post for all users.
1. Deleting (Hiding from Students) a Post, Comment, or Reply
- From the Post or Comment, use the Menu option and select to Delete the Post or Comment.
- The Post or Comment will still be visible to the Instructor with a note that it was Administratively deleted. Students will not see the post or comments in this state.
2. Permanently Deleting (for all users) a Post, Comment, or Reply
- Once the Post or Comment is administratively deleted, the Instructor can optionally choose to Permanently Delete it from the topic. The Post or Comment will no longer be visible to the Instructor.
Deleting or Editing Assignment Posts in Peer Review
Students cannot delete peer review posts, but they can edit them. To learn more, go to Can students edit their assignment posts in peer review?
Viewing Deleted Posts
You can always view any posts deleted by you or a student in the Activity Area (or the in the Grades & Activity Area). By default, deleted posts are not shown, but we will always display the number of deleted posts, and you can toggle that setting on to see them.
FAQ
My students need to edit their peer review assignment posts but can't. What can I do?
You may need to allow editing for these students. For details, go to Can students edit their assignment posts in peer review?