Discussion Conferences
Here are common questions students have about our online education Discussion Conferences.
What is this Discussion thing?
What is a Mandatory discussion?
How do I use Webboard?
How do I create a New Topic?
How do I Reply to someone else's post?
Do I have to rate other students' postings?
How do I stop emails from coming to my email account?
How can I receive the posts in a digest form once a day, rather than one email at a time?
What is this Webboard Discussion thing?
The purpose of discussions is to share your experiences with others in the class, and to be able to see how others in the class respond to the same question. Each class also has a General Discussion Conference that allows you to pose questions to the other students and the instructor that may not be addressed elsewhere. Think of this as the virtual equivalent of raising your hand in class.
To help facilitate discussion, each time a student submits a post to the discussion conferences, that post is sent as an e-mail to all students and the instructor in the class. When you receive these e-mails, you can read the e-mail and simply reply to it if you have any thoughts or comments of your own to add, or simply delete it. This allows you to contribute without the hassle of logging in to class. If you find that you receive too many e-mails, you can also change e-mail settings. The choice is yours. Some discussions are Mandatory, some are Optional.
What is a Mandatory discussion?
As stated in the Getting Started page of your online class, some discussions are Mandatory, and others are Optional. A mandatory discussion means that you must post to the discussion board before you are able to take the quiz for that Module. In lieu of posting your own response, you may reply to someone else's post. If you replied to someone else's email, that counts as a post of your own too, and meets the Mandatory requirement.
How do I use Webboard?
1. After clicking the "Discussion" button in class, you will see Webboard open in a new browser window. This window will look similar to the one below. Explore the image below with your mouse to learn more about Webboard:
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How do I create a New Topic?
1. After logging in, click the "New Topic button: 
2. You will then have an area where you can type and edit text. When you are ready to post, click the POST button:
How do I Reply to someone else's post?
1. Click on the post title (under the Messages label)
2. You will be able to read someone's post.
3. At the bottom, you will see several options. Click "Reply" to respond to their post:
Do I have to rate other students' postings?
You do not have to revisit the board and rate others' postings or add comments; that is an optional feature.
How do I stop emails from coming from one topic?
When you receive an email, there is an Unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email. Just click on this link. In body of email, type:
UNSUBSCRIBE name_of_conference.list-request@db.appraisalinstitute.org
For example:
UNSUBSCRIBE AppraisalInstitute_OL-751_1479_60_1.list-request@db.appraisalinstitute.org
(The name of the conference will be shown in the email you receive.)
How do I unsubscribe from all topics (stop all emails)?
You can unsubscribe to multiple discussions at once from the online course:
- Log into the course as usual, then click on the Discussion button. Webboard will open in a new browser window.
- Click on "Options" at the top of the screen.
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Click on "Mailing Lists":
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Follow the onscreen directions.
How can I receive the posts in a digest form once a day, rather than one email at a time?
1. Log into the course as usual, then click on the Discussion button. The discussion software will open in a new browser window.
2. Click on Options at the top of the screen.
3. Click on My Profile.
4. Scroll down to the “Mailing List Format” option.
5. Select “Digest”
6. Click "Save" at the bottom of the page.