How can I require students to post to a course discussion before they see replies?

In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

Click the Add Discussion button.

Create your discussion by utilizing the following options:

• Enter your topic title in the topic title field [1].
• Use the Rich Content Editor to format your content [2].
• Require users to reply to the discussion before viewing other replies by clicking the Users must post before seeing replies check box [3].

If you are ready to publish your discussion, click the Save & Publish button [1]. If you want to create a draft of your discussion and publish it later, click the Save button [2].

When your discussion is saved in a draft state, you can return to the page and publish it at any time by clicking the Publish button.

Students will see a 'Replies are only visible to those who have posted at least one reply' message when they view the Discussion topic.

Note: Sometimes students will work around this requirement by deleting their posts. You can change your course settings to keep students from deleting their posts.