--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex 2002/07/26 19:53:59 1.2 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex 2003/07/18 14:44:28 1.5 @@ -1,12 +1,23 @@ \label{Course_Disable_Discussion} By default, all users of a course can use the discussion features -LON-CAPA provides. If you wish to block course discussion for, you can -disable course discussion from the Course Environment. +LON-CAPA provides. Only Course Coordinators have permission to disable +discussion for a course. A Course Coordinator can also disallow +resource discussion for specific roles or specific users. -As Course Coordinator, go to \textbf{PARM} from the Remote, press \textbf{Set -Course Environment}, and where it says \textbf{Disallow Resource Discussion}, -enter a comma-separated list of role shorthands. For example, enter \textbf{st,ta} -if student and TAs are not allowed to discuss. +\begin{enumerate} +\item At the \textbf{User Role} screen, select the role of Course +Coordinator for the course. +\item Click \textbf{PARM} on the remote control. +\item At the \textbf{Set Course Parameters} screen, click + \textbf{Set Course Environment}. +\item Scroll down to \textbf{Disallow Resource Discussion for Roles} + or \textbf{Disallow Discussion for User}. +\item To disallow resource discussion for specific roles, enter a +comma-separated list of roles, for example: \texttt{st, ts}. This will +disable course discussion for the specified roles. To disallow +discussion for a specific user, enter \texttt{username:domain}. +\item Check the \textbf{Set} field if not checked. +\item Click \textbf{Set Course Environment}. +\end{enumerate} -Don't forget to check the \textbf{Set?} field, and then press \textbf{Set Course -Environment}. Changes take effect when next entering the course. \ No newline at end of file +These changes take effect the next time affected users enter the course.