Pager

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The pager is an online messaging tool for sending text messages to classmates and other members of your Learning Environment. A page is quicker and less formal than an email. Use the pager to quickly see which of your classmates are online, get an answer from a friend, or to send a reminder or notice.

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Changing Discussions settings

Access Discussions settings

Do one of the following:

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Creating and replying to discussion threads

Create a thread in Discussions

Click on the topic where you want to create a thread.
Click Start a New Thread.
Enter a Subject.
Enter your Post.
Set any other posting options you want. (These options may not be available, depending on the course and the topic.)
To Do this

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Finding and reading discussion posts and threads

Once a discussion gets going, new posts can come in very quickly. There are a number of places in Learning Environment that identify new posts to help you keep on top of things:

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Discussions

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The Discussions tool is a collaboration area to post, read and reply to threads on different topics, share thoughts about course materials, ask questions, share files, or work with your peers on assignments and homework.

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Accessing an archived chat session

The chat’s archives stores each chat session, where you can view it at a later time.

The system archives a chat session once all chat members leave the room or after more than 20 minutes of inactivity. Chats appear in the Chat Sessions list.

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Using Chat

Add a chat message

Type a message in the text box at the bottom of the chat room, and press Enter on your keyboard or click Send.

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Creating a personal chat room

You can create personal chats to talk with peers or other friends at your organization. You can create personal chats from any org unit, and you can access them within any other org unit.

Personal chat rooms can only be accessed by users who have been added to the personal chat’s Participant List. When users are added, the chat room displays under Personal Chats in their list of chats.

Note Depending on your permissions, you may not be able to create personal chats.

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Chat

There are two types of chats:

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Sharing blogs outside Learning Environment

Share your blog with friends, family, and acquaintances that are not a part of your Learning Environment by providing them with the permanent URL for your blog.

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Pager

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Changing Discussions settings

Access Discussions settings

Creating and replying to discussion threads

Create a thread in Discussions

Finding and reading discussion posts and threads

Discussions

Learner topics

Accessing an archived chat session

Using Chat

Add a chat message

Creating a personal chat room

Chat

Sharing blogs outside Learning Environment

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