Discussions can either be moderated or unmoderated. With a moderated list, the list owner must read each message posted to the list and decide if it should go out to the rest of the list. With an unmoderated list, anything can be posted. You must contact the ITCS Help Desk to set up a listserv. A threaded discussion is accessed via a web page.
Instructors post a discussion topic which students respond to.
Responses are threaded, meaning all responses are grouped together by topic making it easier to follow a single line of argument. This method of discussion allows for intraclass discussion, because everyone can post and everyone can read all of the postings. Responses do not go to email they are displayed on a web page that the students have access to. Blackboard features a threaded discussion option. Links Text or images on a Web page that, when clicked with a mouse, cause your browser to load another Web page.