Brightspace: How to Create, Edit, or Delete a Discussion Post (Students)

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Overview

This article covers how a student can create a discussion in Brightspace.

Instructions

  1. First, navigate to the course where you wish to create a discussion post.
  2. From the top navigation bar, click Discussions.

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  1. There will be a list of discussions organized by forum topics. Click the link to the discussion topic that you wish to post in.
  2. Click the blue button Start a New Thread.

 

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  1. Enter a subject and your post information. Some important settings to note are:
  • To receive updates on the thread using your selected notification method, select Subscribe to this thread.
  • To attach a file, from the Attachments area, click Browse to locate the file that you want to attach.
  • You can record Audio or Video for your post by clicking the Record dropdown menu in the Attachments area.
  1. Click Post to publish.
  2. If you need to edit or delete your post, click the caret next to the title of your post, and select either Edit Thread or Delete Thread.

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D2L-Brightspace will be Villanova University's new learning management system (LMS) for all courses starting with the Summer 2026 semester and can be accessed at brightspace.villanova.edu. D2L-Brightspace allows faculty and students to access course content, complete learning activities such as assignments & quizzes, provide grades & feedback, as well as offer additional modern, innovative learning technologies to use in courses.