Use the Discussions panel if you have a question or comment while viewing media or want to reply to someone else's post.

Discussions are available for all LMS / VLE course media and all EchoVideo course media. They are not available for public links.

If the media is embedded on a page, you should see a Discussions link below the main playback panel. This opens the media in a new tab, with the Discussion panel appearing on the right side, as shown in the figure below. If you also view the Media Transcript panel, Discussions appear below the playback area.

Each comment or reply can accept several thousand characters, but the line breaks you may enter are not retained. This means that the post's readability imposes a practical limit on the amount of text you can enter. Discussion entries also allow you to attach a file (up to 10MB) along with your text. 

Create a New Comment

The Discussions panel displays a + Comment button that changes the panel header to include a text box and options for your comment.

To create a discussion post / comment

1. Click + Comment.
2. Enter text into the Comment field.
3. Click the paperclip icon to include an attachment with your comment.
4. Select whether to Reference content with the question. This means that media playback will synchronize to the referenced location when another user selects it. This can help provide the necessary context for your post.
5. Enable the Hide my name slider to hide your name from other students viewing the comment. Instructors and Teaching Assistants can always see the authors of all posts.
6. Click Confirm.

The comment can now be viewed and replied to by other users viewing the media.

If you are commenting on Interactive Media and you or another user references a location beyond a poll in the media, other users will not see that post or any replies until they have answered any / all polls located before the referenced location. The Discussion panel provides a notification indicating one or more posts are currently hidden.

Reply to a Comment

Any posted comment may receive multiple replies, thereby generating discussions among users about the material. Use the View Replies / Hide Replies links located below each comment to show or hide that post's thread.

To respond to a discussion post / comment

1. Click the Reply icon or click the View Replies link directly below the comment.
   Both are identified in the below figure.
   

   The comment thread expands to provide a Reply field as shown below.

2. Enter text into the Reply field.
3. Click the paperclip icon to attach a file to your reply, if appropriate (up to 10 MB).
4. Enable the Hide my name slider to hide your name from other students. Instructors and Teaching Assistants can always see the authors of all posts.
5. Click Confirm.

Additional Discussion Features

To endorse or agree with a particular post, click the Like icon.

Click the Edit icon (pencil) located to the right of a comment / reply to edit a post. All users can edit their own (and only their own) questions or responses.

Click the Delete icon (trash can) located to the right of a comment / reply to delete a post. All users can delete their own posts, and instructors can delete any post.

Both of these icons are shown in the figures earlier on this page.