{"id":19697,"date":"2023-08-31T00:11:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=19697"},"modified":"2023-08-31T00:11:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:11:19","slug":"brightspace-tip-403-use-private-discussions-for-journaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-403-use-private-discussions-for-journaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #403: Use Private Discussions for Journaling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"center\">\n<a title=\"journaling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/focused-black-student-in-wireless-earbuds-writing-in-notebook-6238087\/\"><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\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/6238087\/pexels-photo-6238087.jpeg?resize=625%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Focused black student in wireless earbuds writing in notebook\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14811\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Many instructors are using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niu.edu\/citl\/resources\/guides\/instructional-guide\/reflective-journals-and-learning-logs.shtml\">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<p>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<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<h2>Follow these steps to do it.<\/h2>\n<h3>To setup private discussions for journaling:<\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PZlq9cMtDag\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PZlq9cMtDag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use Private Discussions for Journaling - Instructor [2:13]<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<h2>Want more information?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PZlq9cMtDag\">Use Private Discussions for Journaling (video)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/it.stonybrook.edu\/help\/kb\/using-private-discussions-for-journaling-in-brightspace\">Using Private Discussions for Journaling in Brightspace<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View current, past, and preview upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/categories\/release-notes-en\">Continuous Delivery release notes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/Brightspace:_Instructors_Quick_Start_Tutorial\">Instructors Quick Start Tutorial<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/index.php\/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:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/categories\/higher-ed-postsecondary\">Brightspace help<\/a> at D2L's website.<br \/>\nJoin the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/categories\/higher-ed-postsecondary\">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 \/>\ncall Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Are you doing something innovative in Brightspace or perhaps you've discovered a handy tip? Share how you are using Brightspace in your teaching and learning in <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-189-educator-share-showcase\/\">The Orange Room<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><small>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/focused-black-student-in-wireless-earbuds-writing-in-notebook-6238087\/\">Image<\/a> by Monstera from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/license\/\">Pexels<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many instructors are using reflective journaling as a teaching strategy. Reflective journaling is used 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 discussion forums for journaling using the Groups and Discussions tools. A private discussion forum is the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-403-use-private-discussions-for-journaling\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Brightspace Tip #403: 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-19697","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-57H","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14961,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-137-use-private-discussions-for-journaling\/","url_meta":{"origin":19697,"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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