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Topics inside course channels
In Zulip, every post must have a topic, so it might be a good idea to create some of these beforehand. For example:
- practice session 1
- practice session 2
- lecture
- general questions
- announcements
For adding topic, click + New topic next to your channel. You can change who can insert, move messages under the channel Advanced configuration. It's possible to mark topics as resolved.
Announcements (recommended pattern)
Option A (recommended for most courses): keep announcements as a topic inside the course channel.
- In channel
YYYY-fall|spring-courseuse a topic namedannouncements. - Teachers/TAs post announcements there; students ask questions in separate topics (e.g.,
HW1,Project,Exam).
Option B (for very large courses): add a separate announcements channel.
YYYY-fall|spring-course-announcements(students read; only teachers/TAs can post)- Example:
2025-fall-algorithmics-announcements