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==How can I create a teacher-only forum?==
==How can I create a teacher-only forum?==


A teacher/tutor-only forum may be added to a course by creating a hidden forum. Teachers are able to view hidden course activities whereas students cannot.
A teacher/tutor-only forum may be added to a course by creating a hidden forum. Teachers are able to view hidden course activities whereas students cannot.
 
==How can I remove the news forum from a course?==
 
#Delete the news forum from the course homepage.
#In [[Course settings]] set "News items to show" to 0.
#Delete the Latest news block.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:23, 20 August 2008

Template:Forums==How do I enable students to rate forum posts?==

  1. Access the Assign roles page via the Roles tab in editing forum page, then follow the "Override roles" link. (In Moodle 1.9 onwards, click the "Override permissions" tab in the editing forum page.)
  2. Select the Student role.
  3. Set the capability mod/forum:rate to allow.
  4. Click the "Save changes" button.

Note: By default, only administrators are able to override permissions. Instructions on enabling teachers to override permissions can be found in Override permissions.

How can I create a teacher-only forum?

A teacher/tutor-only forum may be added to a course by creating a hidden forum. Teachers are able to view hidden course activities whereas students cannot.

How can I remove the news forum from a course?

  1. Delete the news forum from the course homepage.
  2. In Course settings set "News items to show" to 0.
  3. Delete the Latest news block.

See also