--- 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 2010/08/20 13:32:20 1.8 @@ -2,22 +2,17 @@ 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 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}. +\item Select +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{crsconf} +\textbf{Modify course configuration} on the Main Menu. +\item At the \textbf{Course Configuration} screen check +\textbf{Discussion and Chat} and click \fbox{Display}. +\item For each disabling mechanism select specific roles as desired. +\item Click \fbox{Save Changes}. \end{enumerate} -These changes take effect the next time affected users enter the course.