Third Party Discussion Integration Configuration

The following page documents http://edx.org third-party discussion integrations as visible options within the edX Studio experience.

 

Provider Listing - Comms + Testing Area

Provider

edX Support Level

Test Course (Staging)

Communication Channel (Slack or Email

Provider

edX Support Level

Test Course (Staging)

Communication Channel (Slack or Email

Discourse

Not Supported

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Ed Discussion

Partial Support

https://courses.stage.edx.org/courses/course-v1:edX+E1+2021/tab/lti_discussion/

support@edstem.org

Inscribe

Partial Support

https://studio.stage.edx.org/course/course-v1:edX+I1+2021

#external-edx-internal-inscribe

Piazza

Partial Support

https://courses.stage.edx.org/courses/course-v1:edX+P1+2021

help@piazza.com

Yellowdig

Partial Support

https://courses.stage.edx.org/courses/course-v1:edX+Y1+2021/tab/lti_discussion/

#external-edx-internal-yellowdig

Configuration Reference Documents

Document

Description

Document

Description

Provider Configuration Details

Includes supported feature and other in-platform configuration details for each Discussion provider

Third Party Discussion Usage

A document that tracks internal edx catalog usage of thrid party discussions for courses and degrees.

(October) Planned Documentation Updates

A link to the planned documentation changes for educator configuration docs relating to discussion integrations & app configuration broadly speaking.

 

Integration Options & Locations

Course Level Integration Details

The ability for educators to integrate course level third party discussions.

Spec Memo: https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PROD/pages/1572438475

Status: Ready for edX configuration since March 2021, educator Studio configuration to be enabled with Page & Resources view in October (date TBD)

Program Level Integration Details

The ability for program teams to add a new Community space powered by a discussion integration

Spec Memo:

Status: Programs ready for configuration by edX admin (Degrees configuration still in development)