{"id":12312,"date":"2018-07-05T11:37:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T16:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=12312"},"modified":"2020-07-04T09:51:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T14:51:19","slug":"brightspace-tip-42-use-private-discussions-for-journaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-42-use-private-discussions-for-journaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #42: Use Private Discussions for Journaling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"center\">\n<a title=\"journal\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pen-282604_640.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14811\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-42-use-private-discussions-for-journaling\/pen-282604_640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pen-282604_640.jpg?fit=640%2C317&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,317\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pen-282604_640\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pen-282604_640.jpg?fit=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pen-282604_640.jpg?fit=625%2C310&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pen-282604_640.jpg?resize=625%2C310\" alt=\"journal with ink pen\" width=\"625\" height=\"310\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14811\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Many instructors are using <a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.instructure.com\/courses\/803402\/pages\/lesson-10-reflective-journaling-as-a-teaching-strategy\">reflective journaling<\/a> as a teaching strategy. They use reflective journaling as a means of aiding reflection, deepening students understanding and stimulating critical thinking. <\/p>\n<p>Brightspace does not have a Journal tool. However, you can setup private discussions for journaling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT:<\/strong> Each group in Brightspace has a maximum capacity of 200 participants and is restricted to 200 groups per category. You <strong>WILL NOT<\/strong> be able to set up private discussions for journaling if your enrollment is more than 200.<\/p>\n<h3>Follow these steps to do it.<\/h3>\n<h4>To setup private discussions for journaling:<\/h4>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YTQNLbeFATM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YTQNLbeFATM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Groups & Discussions Tools - Use Private Discussions for Journaling - Instructor [3:39]<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<h3>Want more information?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YTQNLbeFATM\">Use Private Discussions for Journaling (video)<\/a><br \/>\nView all the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?s=Brightspace+%2Brecap\">Brightspace training recaps<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/Brightspace_Known_Issues\">Brightspace Known Issues<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-2-sandbox-courses\/\">Request a sandbox course<\/a><br \/>\nSign-up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/events\/\">Brightspace training sessions<\/a><br \/>\nYou can find <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/-\/-\/-\/welcome_page.htm\">Brightspace help<\/a> at D2L's website.<br \/>\nJoin the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/\">Brightspace Community<\/a>.<br \/>\nTry these <a title=\"Brightspace How-to\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-documents\/\">Brightspace How-To documents<\/a>.<br \/>\nVisit our <a title=\"Brightspace FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-faq\/\">Brightspace FAQs<\/a> for additional Brightspace information<br \/>\nor <a title=\"Schedule 1-on-1\" href=\"http:\/\/jflorent.youcanbook.me\/\">schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, <a title=\"Send email\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a>, or <br \/>call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n<p><small>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/pen-note-paper-document-notebook-282604\/\">Image<\/a> by webvilla from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/license\/\">Pixabay<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Updated: 1\/11\/2020<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many instructors are using reflective journaling as a teaching strategy. They use reflective journaling as a means of aiding reflection, deepening students understanding and stimulating critical thinking. Brightspace does not have a Journal tool. However, you can setup private discussions for journaling. IMPORTANT: Each group in Brightspace has a maximum capacity of 200 participants and <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-42-use-private-discussions-for-journaling\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Brightspace Tip #42: Use Private Discussions for Journaling\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[403],"tags":[402,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-12312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-brightspace","7":"tag-brightspace","8":"tag-journal","9":"h-entry","10":"hentry","11":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-3cA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14961,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-137-use-private-discussions-for-journaling\/","url_meta":{"origin":12312,"position":0},"title":"Brightspace Tip #137: Use Private Discussions for Journaling","author":"Janice Florent","date":"January 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many instructors are using reflective journaling as a teaching strategy. 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