User guide for setting up Discourse UiO in FS

Both the course teachers and students get access to "Discourse UiO" from Canvas. Canvas receives user information from FS. To give course teachers the opportunity to create Discourse rooms, you  must therefore follow this guide:

A course teacher cannot create a Discourse room through Canvas until the person is registered under "Personrolle" i "Undervisningsenhet samlebilde" in FS. For courses that already use Canvas these registrations are probably already done. For courses that do not use Canvas, follow this guide:

1. Open FS and find "Undervisningsenhet samlebilde"

2. Search for the relevant course, for example "FYS1001". Make sure you have chosen the correct semester.

3. Click on the "Personrolle"-tab and enter the relevant course teachers who need access to Discourse. YOu do this by entering their social security number. Course teachers are normally registered with the "Teacher"-role. Remember to set a date in the "period"-field. Preferably use today's date.  

Registering personrolle FS

4. When you have step 3 enter "J" in "LMS Export" and select "Rom-mal" "Eget rom":

LMS eksport J

Once you have done this, the integration between FS and Canvas will create a Canvas room in a matter of minutes. Course teachers can now set up Discourse from Canvas.

5. If you need to export a "undervisningsaktivitet" to Canvas (and Discourse) do the following:

Go to "Undervisningsaktivitet samlebilde" and select the correct activity that you want to be transferred to Canvas. Make sure "LMS" is set to "J" and "LMS Rom-mal" is set to "IKKE-rom". Please note that there must also be a number in the field "Partinr." You do not need to change any settings in "Undervisningsenhet samlebilde". When you have completed the steps above, the undervisningsaktivetet (and any people registered there), will be exported to the course's Canvas/discourse-room.

6. If the course that is to use "Discourse UiO" has a clone (master or PHD), remember to register joint teaching in FS.

 

 

Når dette er gjort vil integrasjonen mellom FS og Canvas opprette et Canvas-rom i løpet av kort tid. Faglærer kan nå sette opp Discourse fra Canvas

5. Hvis du har behov for å overføre en undervisningsaktivitet til Canvas (og Discourse) gjør du følgende:

  • Gå til "Undervisningsaktivetet samlebilde" og velg aktuell aktivitet som skal overføres til Canvas. 
  • Sørg for at "LMS" er satt til "J" og at "LMS Rom-mal" er satt til "IKKE-rom". Merk at det også må stå et tall i feltet "Partinnr."
  • Instillingene i "Undervisningsenhet samlebilde" skal være de samme som over.

Når disse instillingene er gjort, vil undervisningsaktiviteten (og ev. personer registrert her) bli en del av Canvas-rommet/Discourse-rommet til emnet.

6. Om emnet som skal bruke "Dicourse UiO" har en emneklon, husk å registrere fellesundervisning i FS

Published Aug. 21, 2023 10:29 AM - Last modified Aug. 21, 2023 1:48 PM