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There are a variety of forum types. Clicking on the question mark button next to the '''Forum type''' setting shows a brief overview of each. From the Moodle documentation: | There are a variety of forum types. Clicking on the question mark button next to the '''Forum type''' setting shows a brief overview of each. From the Moodle documentation: | ||
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Subscribing to a forum means that you will receive an email every time there is a new post to the forum. Instructors can change the default behavior of subscriptions to a variety of settings. From the Moodle documentation: | Subscribing to a forum means that you will receive an email every time there is a new post to the forum. Instructors can change the default behavior of subscriptions to a variety of settings. From the Moodle documentation: | ||
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To remove the Announcements forum from the front page, see [[Deleting the Announcements Forum|Deleting the Announcements Forum]] | To remove the Announcements forum from the front page, see [[Deleting the Announcements Forum|Deleting the Announcements Forum]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 8 July 2026
Moodle forums are discussion boards in which students and faculty can post topics and replies. An overview of the Moodle forum activity is available from the Moodle documentation site: https://docs.moodle.org/en/Forum_activity
Forum settings
Create a Moodle forum by turning editing on and adding the Forum activity. There are several settings to be aware of. The following sections cover the most important settings.
Forum Type
There are a variety of forum types. Clicking on the question mark button next to the Forum type setting shows a brief overview of each. From the Moodle documentation:
Subscriptions
Subscribing to a forum means that you will receive an email every time there is a new post to the forum. Instructors can change the default behavior of subscriptions to a variety of settings. From the Moodle documentation:
To see who is subscribed to the forum, enter the forum and click Subscriptions → View subscribers.
Grade and Ratings
It is possible to generate a grade for each student based on their participation in the forum. The grade is derived from a rating for the student's posts and can be calculated in a variety of ways (ask your Academic Technologist for more details).
Announcements
The Announcements forum is a special forum used for class news. Only instructors can post to this forum and everyone is forced to subscribe to this forum.
To remove the Announcements forum from the front page, see Deleting the Announcements Forum