--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex 2003/07/18 14:44:28 1.5 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex 2006/08/07 19:05:37 1.7 @@ -2,22 +2,21 @@ By default, all users of a course can use the discussion features 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. +resource discussion for specific roles or for specific users. + +To disable discussion, do the following: \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 Select \textbf{PARM} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. +\item At the \textbf{Set Course Parameters} screen, click the \fbox{Set Course Environment} button. \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 +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}. +\item Click the \fbox{Set Course Environment} button. \end{enumerate} -These changes take effect the next time affected users enter the course. +NOTE: Your changes will be visible the next time you log in, or by \fbox{re-initializing course} .