About course posts in iTunes U for web
iTunes U displays posts, assignments, and discussions for the current course in the course Posts panes.
When creating a new post or assignment for a private course, keep in mind that iTunes U immediately sends the post or assignment as a push notification to your students. For a public course, instead of sending a push notification immediately, iTunes U sends a push notification for the first new post or assignment within each five minute period. Push notifications trigger a course refresh so the new post is immediately visible to your students.
When you make changes to your course, iTunes U immediately updates the course and students see the updates the next time they open the course.
To access the Posts panes, click a Posts cell in the dashboard (or click a course name in the dashboard, then click Posts 
). Use posts to add your voice and context to a course. For example, a post can contain instructions, explanations, summaries, and context around a specific topic and associated assignment. Discussions allow students to communicate directly with you and other participants in the course. For example, a student might ask questions about the course or specific posts and assignments.
Use this | To |
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Posts | All Posts pane (self-paced courses) | View all posts within the entire outline for the current course, including discussions, messages, assignments, and materials. iTunes U displays posts, within the outline, in chronological order, by creation date. Click |
Posts | Recent Posts pane (in-session courses) | View the most recent posts for the current course, including discussions, messages, assignments, and materials. iTunes U displays posts in reverse chronological order, by post date. Click |
Posts | Assignments pane | View all assignments added to the current course. iTunes U displays assignments in the assignments list in chronological order, with the earliest past-due assignments on top. Click |
Posts | Discussions pane (private courses) | Start a new discussion or view all discussions added to the current course, including general course discussions and discussions associated with a specific post. iTunes U displays discussions in the discussions list in reverse chronological order, by the initial discussion start date. |
Posts | Drafts pane | View posts you created and saved as drafts for the current course, including messages, assignments, and materials. Posts you save as drafts are not visible in your course until you are ready to post them live to your students and users. iTunes U displays draft posts, within the selected topic, in chronological order, by creation date. Click |
Posts | All pane (in-session courses) | View all posts within the entire outline for the current course, including discussions, messages, assignments, and materials. iTunes U displays posts, within the outline, in chronological order, by creation date. Click |
Posts | topic pane | View posts by selected topic for the current course, including discussions, messages, assignments, and materials. iTunes U displays posts, within the selected topic, in chronological order, by creation date. Click |
 | Create a new instructor post in the current course. |
 | Reorder posts and assignments in the Posts panes. An insertion bar appears to indicate where you can drop the selection. |
to edit the post or 
to delete the post.Note: For in-session courses, iTunes U displays new posts at the top of the student’s list. For self-paced courses, iTunes U displays new posts in chronological order in the student’s list.