{"id":251574,"date":"2024-03-15T18:12:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T18:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/learnanywhere-new\/?p=251574"},"modified":"2025-08-25T21:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:46:48","slug":"engaging-in-discussions-in-brightspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/uviclearn\/technology\/engaging-in-discussions-in-brightspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging in discussions in Brightspace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;105px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-4px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|5px|20px|5px|false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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