diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_response_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_response_view.coffee
index 4fd839ad2d..0dcd34a9f0 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_response_view.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_response_view.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+console.log('test 1')
+
 if Backbone?
+  console.log('test 2')
   class @ThreadResponseView extends DiscussionContentView
     tagName: "li"
     template: _.template($("#thread-response-template").html())
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index c2278fe968..cda3abd45a 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -1612,12 +1612,23 @@ body.discussion {
   border-bottom: 1px solid #bcbcbc;
 }
 
+
+
 .discussion-module {
   @extend .discussion-body;
   margin: 20px 0;
   padding: 20px 20px 28px 20px;
   background: #f6f6f6 !important;
-  border-radius: 3px;  
+  border-radius: 3px;
+
+  .responses {
+    margin-top: 40px;
+
+    > li {
+      margin: 0 20px 20px !important;
+      padding: 26px 30px 20px !important;
+    }
+  }
 
   .discussion-show {
     display: block;
@@ -2127,15 +2138,28 @@ body.discussion {
 
   .wmd-button-row {
     // this is being hidden now because the inline styles to position the icons are not being written
-    display: none;
     position: relative;
     height: 12px;    
   }
 
   .wmd-button {
     span {
+      width: 20px;
+      height: 20px;
       background-image: url("/static/images/wmd-buttons.png");
       display: inline-block;
     }
   }
+
+  .wmd-spacer1 {
+    left: 50px;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-spacer2 {
+    left: 175px;
+  }
+
+  .wmd-spacer3 {
+    left: 300px;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/_discussions-inline.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/_discussions-inline.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9569a80ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/_discussions-inline.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,535 @@
+.discussion-module {
+  @extend .discussion-body;
+  margin: 20px 0;
+  padding: 20px 20px 28px 20px;
+  background: #f6f6f6 !important;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+
+  .responses {
+    margin-top: 40px;
+
+    > li {
+      margin: 0 20px 30px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .discussion-show {
+    display: block;
+    width: 200px;
+    margin: auto;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    text-align: center;
+
+    &.shown {
+      .show-hide-discussion-icon {
+        background-position: 0 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .show-hide-discussion-icon {
+      display: inline-block;
+      position: relative;
+      top: 5px;
+      margin-right: 6px;
+      width: 21px;
+      height: 19px;
+      background: url(../images/show-hide-discussion-icon.png) no-repeat;
+      background-position: -21px 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .new-post-btn {
+    display: inline-block;
+  }
+
+  section.discussion {
+    margin-top: 20px;
+
+    .threads {
+      margin-top: 20px;
+    }
+
+    /* Course content p has a default margin-bottom of 1.416em, this is just to reset that */
+    .discussion-thread {
+      padding: 0;
+      @include transition(all .25s);
+
+      .dogear,
+      .vote-btn {
+        display: none;
+      }
+
+      &.expanded {
+        padding: 20px 0;
+
+        .dogear,
+        .vote-btn {
+          display: block;
+        }
+
+        .discussion-article {
+          border: 1px solid #b2b2b2;
+          box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+          border-radius: 3px;
+        }
+      }
+
+      p {
+        margin-bottom: 0em;
+      }
+
+      .discussion-article {
+        border: 1px solid #ddd;
+        border-bottom-width: 0;
+        background: #fff;
+        min-height: 0;
+        padding: 10px 10px 15px 10px;
+        box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #ddd;
+        @include transition(all .2s);
+
+        .discussion-post {
+          padding: 12px 20px 0 20px;
+          @include clearfix;
+
+          header {
+            padding-bottom: 0;
+            margin-bottom: 15px;
+
+            h3 {
+              font-size: 19px;
+              font-weight: 700;
+              margin-bottom: 0px;
+            }
+
+            h4 {
+              font-size: 16px;
+            }
+          }
+
+          .post-body {
+            font-size: 14px;
+            clear: both;
+          }
+        }
+
+        .post-tools {
+          margin-left: 20px;
+
+          a {
+            display: block;
+            font-size: 12px;
+            line-height: 30px;
+
+            &.expand-post:before {
+              content: '▾ ';
+            }
+
+            &.collapse-post:before {
+              content: '▴ ';
+            }
+
+            &.collapse-post {
+              display: none;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        .responses {
+          margin-top: 10px;
+
+          header {
+            padding-bottom: 0em;
+            margin-bottom: 5px;
+
+            .posted-by {
+              font-size: 0.8em;
+            }
+          }
+          .response-body {
+            margin-bottom: 0.2em;
+            font-size: 14px;
+          }
+        }
+
+        .discussion-reply-new {
+          .wmd-input {
+            height: 120px;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Content that is hidden by default in the inline view
+        .post-extended-content{
+          display: none;
+        }
+
+        
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .new-post-article {
+    display: none;
+    margin-top: 20px;
+
+    .inner-wrapper {
+      max-width: 1180px;
+      min-width: 760px;
+      margin: auto;
+    }
+
+    .new-post-form {
+      width: 100%;
+      margin-bottom: 20px;
+      padding: 30px;
+      border-radius: 3px;
+      background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .55);
+      color: #fff;
+      box-shadow: none;
+      @include clearfix;
+      @include box-sizing(border-box);
+
+      .form-row {
+        margin-bottom: 20px;
+      }
+
+      .new-post-body .wmd-input {
+        @include discussion-wmd-input;
+        position: relative;
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 200px;
+        z-index: 1;
+        padding: 10px;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        border: 1px solid #333;
+        border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
+        background: #fff;
+        font-family: 'Monaco', monospace;
+        font-size: 13px;
+        line-height: 1.6;
+        box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) inset;
+      }
+
+      .new-post-body .wmd-preview {
+        @include discussion-wmd-preview;
+        position: relative;
+        width: 100%;
+        //height: 50px;
+        margin-top: -1px;
+        padding: 25px 20px 10px 20px;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        border: 1px solid #333;
+        border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
+        background: #e6e6e6;
+        color: #333;
+        box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) inset;
+      }
+
+      .new-post-preview-label {
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 4px;
+        left: 4px;
+        font-size: 11px;
+        color: #aaa;
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+      }
+
+      .new-post-title,
+      .new-post-tags {
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 40px;
+        padding: 0 10px;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        border-radius: 3px;
+        border: 1px solid #333;
+        font-size: 16px;
+        font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
+        color: #333;
+        box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) inset;
+      }
+
+      .new-post-title {
+        font-weight: 700;
+      }
+
+      .tagsinput {
+        padding: 10px;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        border: 1px solid #333;
+        border-radius: 3px;
+        background: #fff;
+        font-family: 'Monaco', monospace;
+        font-size: 13px;
+        line-height: 1.6;
+        box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) inset;
+
+        span.tag {
+          margin-bottom: 0;
+        }
+      }
+
+      .submit {
+        @include blue-button;
+        float: left;
+        height: 37px;
+        margin-top: 10px;
+        padding-bottom: 2px;
+        border-color: #333;
+
+        &:hover {
+          border-color: #222;
+        }
+      }
+
+      .new-post-cancel {
+        @include white-button;
+        float: left;
+        margin: 10px 0 0 15px;
+        border-color: #444;
+      }
+
+      .options {
+        margin-top: 5px;
+
+        label {
+          display: inline;
+          margin-left: 8px;
+          font-size: 15px;
+          color: #fff;
+          text-shadow: none;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    .thread-tags {
+      margin-top: 20px;
+    }
+
+    .thread-tag {
+      padding: 3px 10px 6px;
+      border-radius: 3px;
+      color: #333;
+      background: #c5eeff;
+      border: 1px solid #90c4d7;
+      font-size: 13px;
+    }
+
+    .thread-title {
+      display: block;
+      margin-bottom: 20px;
+      font-size: 21px;
+      color: #333;
+      font-weight: 700;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .new-post-btn {
+    @include blue-button;
+    display: inline-block;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    margin-right: 4px;
+  }
+
+  .new-post-icon {
+    display: block;
+    float: left;
+    width: 16px;
+    height: 17px;
+    margin: 8px 7px 0 0;
+    background: url(../images/new-post-icon.png) no-repeat;
+  }
+
+  .moderator-actions {
+    padding-left: 0 !important;
+  }
+
+  section.pagination {
+    margin-top: 30px;
+
+    nav.discussion-paginator {
+      float: right;
+
+      ol {
+        li {
+          list-style: none;
+          display: inline-block;
+          padding-right: 0.5em;
+          a {
+            @include white-button;
+          }
+        }
+
+        li.current-page{
+          height: 35px;
+          padding: 0 15px;
+          border: 1px solid #ccc;
+          border-radius: 3px;
+          font-size: 13px;
+          font-weight: 700;
+          line-height: 32px;
+          color: #333;
+          text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .new-post-body {
+    .wmd-panel {
+      width: 100%;
+      min-width: 500px;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-button-bar  {
+      width: 100%;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-input {
+      height: 150px;
+      width: 100%;
+      background-color: #e9e9e9;
+      border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
+      font-family: Monaco, 'Lucida Console', monospace;
+      font-style: normal;
+      font-size: 0.8em;
+      line-height: 1.6em;
+      @include border-radius(3px 3px 0 0);
+
+      &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+        color: #888;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .wmd-preview {
+      position: relative;
+      font-family: $sans-serif;
+      padding: 25px 20px 10px 20px;
+      margin-bottom: 5px;
+      box-sizing: border-box;
+      border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
+      border-top-width: 0;
+      @include border-radius(0 0 3px 3px);
+      overflow: hidden;
+      @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
+
+      &:before {
+        content: 'PREVIEW';
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 3px;
+        left: 5px;
+        font-size: 11px;
+        color: #bbb;
+      }
+
+      p {
+        font-family: $sans-serif;
+      }
+      background-color: #fafafa;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-button-row {
+      position: relative;
+      margin-left: 5px;
+      margin-right: 5px;
+      margin-bottom: 5px;
+      margin-top: 10px;
+      padding: 0px;
+      height: 20px;
+      overflow: hidden;
+      @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
+    }
+
+    .wmd-spacer {
+      width: 1px;
+      height: 20px;
+      margin-left: 14px;
+
+      position: absolute;
+      background-color: Silver;
+      display: inline-block;
+      list-style: none;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-button {
+      width: 20px;
+      height: 20px;
+      padding-left: 2px;
+      padding-right: 3px;
+      position: absolute;
+      display: inline-block;
+      list-style: none;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      background: none;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-button > span {
+      display: inline-block;
+      background-image: url(../images/new-post-icons-full.png);
+      background-repeat: no-repeat;
+      background-position: 0px 0px;
+      width: 20px;
+      height: 20px;    
+    }
+
+    .wmd-spacer1 {
+      left: 50px;
+    }
+    .wmd-spacer2 {
+      left: 175px;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-spacer3 {
+      left: 300px;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-prompt-background {
+      background-color: Black;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-prompt-dialog {
+      @extend .modal;
+      background: #fff;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-prompt-dialog {
+      padding: 20px;
+
+      > div {
+        font-size: 0.8em;
+        font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
+      }
+
+      b {
+        font-size: 16px;
+      }
+
+      > form > input[type="text"] {
+        border-radius: 3px;
+        color: #333;
+      }
+
+      > form > input[type="button"] {
+        border: 1px solid #888;
+        font-family: $sans-serif;
+        font-size: 14px;
+      }
+
+      > form > input[type="file"] {
+        margin-bottom: 18px;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .wmd-button-row {
+    // this is being hidden now because the inline styles to position the icons are not being written
+    display: none;
+    position: relative;
+    height: 12px;    
+  }
+
+  .wmd-button {
+    span {
+      background-image: url("/static/images/wmd-buttons.png");
+      display: inline-block;
+    }
+  }
+}
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