--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex 2003/06/02 19:54:21 1.3
+++ 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 certain types
-of users, 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.
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+These changes take effect the next time affected users enter the course.