{"id":18674,"date":"2022-09-07T02:31:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T07:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=18674"},"modified":"2022-09-07T02:31:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T07:31:39","slug":"brightspace-tip-345-use-private-discussions-for-journaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-345-use-private-discussions-for-journaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #345: Use Private Discussions for Journaling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\"journal<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Many instructors are using reflective journaling<\/a> as a teaching strategy. Reflective journaling is used as a means of aiding reflection, deepening students' understanding and stimulating critical thinking. <\/p>\n

Brightspace does not have a Journal tool. However, you can setup private discussion forums for journaling using the Groups and Discussions tools. A private discussion forum is the same as any other discussion forum, except that only the instructor and an individually assigned student have access to the posted threads and replies. A private discussion forum ensures that students cannot see each other\u2019s posts, but instructors can still respond and assign grades to the discussion threads.<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT:<\/strong> Each group in Brightspace has a maximum capacity of 200 participants and is restricted to 200 groups per category. You WILL NOT<\/strong> be able to set up private discussions for journaling if your enrollment is more than 200.<\/p>\n

Follow these steps to do it.<\/h2>\n

To setup private discussions for journaling:<\/h3>\n