General chats exist within specific org units and are only accessible from the org unit in which they are created. All users in the org unit have access to the general chat. You can create multiple chats for the same org unit, such as “Midterm Review” and “Final Review.” Create a general chat room Note: […]
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Creating and Managing a General Chat Room
General chats exist only within specific org units and are only accessible from the org unit in which they are created. Before creating a general chat, make sure to access the Chat tool from the appropriate org unit homepage. For example, if you want to add a chat to a course offering, click Chat on […]
Managing Chat Session Archives
The chat’s archives stores each chat session, where you can view it at a later time. The system archives a chat session once all chat members leave the room or after more than 20 minutes of inactivity. Chats appear in the Chat Sessions list. Access an archived chat session Note: For a general chat, you […]
Using Chat
Add a chat message Type a message in the text box at the bottom of the chat room, and press Enter on your keyboard or click Send. Refresh your chat window If you think new messages are not appearing on your screen fast enough, click Refresh at the top of the chat. This option appears […]
About Chat
The Chat tool is a real-time, text-based collaboration tool. You can use the Chat tool to brainstorm ideas, hold a question and answer period, have a debate or discussion, or organize a remote study group. As opposed to other collaboration tools, such as Discussions, Chat conversations occur in real-time. You can set up course specific […]
