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Sakai 25 - Lessons: How do I add discussions or topics to a Lessons page?

This help document for Sakai Demo is under revision. For assistance with the current version of Sakai, see Sakai 23 Help.

Sakai at PLU will be upgraded from version 23 to version 25 on August 22, 2026. For more details, see: How can I prepare for the Sakai upgrade?

   

How do I add discussion forums or topics to a Lessons page?

On Lessons pages instructors can add links to topics (most commonly) or forums stored in the Discussions tool.

Note: These links will automatically update to maintain links to published activities if you copy your course content to a new site, as long as you do not change the name of the activity. However, you will need to publish your activities in the new site for the links to become active.

Go to a desired Lessons page.

Click on the Lessons tool in the Tool Menu to display the page.

Note: The default or blank Lessons page contains text and images that explain the basic functionality of the Lessons tool.

Select a forum or topic from the list of Existing Forums and Topics.

Note: See How do I add a new topic? for more information.

Click Use Selected Item.

Click Edit. (Optional)

Add a description for the topic, and then click Update Item.

View updated item.

Updating returns the display to the Lessons page with a link to the topic and a description.



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Doc ID:
158821
Owned by:
Sean H. in Pacific Lutheran Univ
Created:
2026-02-17
Updated:
2026-07-02
Sites:
Pacific Lutheran University