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Discussion boards in Rise
Hi Suzie! Although there isn't a native discussion board tool in Rise, you can easily set one up using a link to another site. I used a free tool called Padlet in this sample Rise course. Once you've created the Padlet discussion board, copy the link address. Then in Rise, click Add Content then click URL/Embed. Paste the Padlet link there, and your discussion board is ready to go. I also invite other members of the community to chime in and share the discussion board tools they recommend!
If you'd like to see a discussion board tool within Rise, we'd love to hear more of your ideas! Would you mind taking a moment to share how you would use a discussion board tool with our product development team here? Thanks for being a part of the community!
Hi Alyssa
Thank you for your reply. I'd love to share what I am doing with you. I work for a Educational Design team that create websites and learning environments for NGOs, education institutions, community websites etc. I have been involved lately with a number of projects with a large university. They use Moodle for their LMS. We are trying to get them to make more inspiring, user friendly, intuitive courses. I started trialing Rise to see if could do what we need it for. I love how easy it is! That is such a great plus for teachers.
An everyday course tool which is a must for us, is a discussion board. The Moodle one is very chunky (sorry Moodle lovers) and I would love to see a discussion board in a course that really facilitates good discussion, which is also easy to refer to and read. I have seen good ones in "Future Learn" course, though with so many people in a course, discussions are very hard to keep track of! What is good about the "Future Learn" example is the discussion takes place in the exact part of the course where you need it.
If Rise had a block you could add for discussion, I think I would love it.
All the best,
Suzie
Hi again Alyssa
The link to the sample Rise course is password protected. Can you help with that?
Thanks
Suzie
Our organization would also want a Discussion board. I have asked about it this before. Hopefully, it is a feature that can be provided in Rise in the near future. In the meantime, I appreciate the Padlet info. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this. Is there any way to embed this so users wouldn't need to open padlet in a separate window, and could comment/add thoughts directly?
Hi Bhaveet!
You can embed the Padlet as an iframe in your Rise course, and your learners will see real-time discussion from other learners taking the same course.
Check out my Rise course on how to embed your Padlet. Alyssa helped me work up the proper iframe code formatting. My course includes a real time example of how that looks in the end! You can post a comment on my Rise course through the embedded Padlet if you'd like -- comments show in real time.
Hi! Trying to steal this....but my padlet url isn't working. Here's what I'm getting. It works but opens a new tab. Don't want that. Want embed.....any ideas?
Hi Alyssa,
Our team has varied results with Padlet displaying properly, but your example works quite well. Specific the pink "+" button we find disappears if we resize the window to be too small. What are the settings you've used in RISE in your sample, and did you make any adjustments to the settings in Padlet so that the "+" button is always on screen?
A second question is about the embed block size. I see the Padlet quickly requires users to scroll within the block. Is there a way to adjust the height of the embed block in RISE, or to make it responsive height wise?
Thanks
Hey Hey, I have just come across this - can I ask how you did this on Padlet? Creating a discussion is fantastic!
Hi Dan,
Here's how you can add a Padlet in your course:
- Create a padlet for your discussion board.
- Copy the unique link to your padlet.
- In Rise, add a Multimedia > Embed block
- Click on Edit > Change in your embed block.
- Paste the URL or Iframe code for your padlet.
I hope this helps!
Thank you!!!!
