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The forum activity allows students and teachers to exchange ideas by posting comments as part of a 'thread'. Files such as images and media maybe included in forum posts. The teacher can choose to rate forum posts and it is also possible to give students permission to rate each others' posts.


This activity can be the most important – it is here that most discussion takes place. Forums may be structured in different ways, and can include peer rating of each posting. Generally, forum postings may be edited up to 30 minutes after posting. The postings can be viewed in a variety for formats, and can include attachments. By subscribing to a forum, participants will receive copies of each new posting in their email. A teacher can impose subscription on everyone if they want to.
'''Note:''' The News forum in a new Moodle course is just for teachers to post announcements. It is NOT a discussion forum for students.


Forums are divided into two main categories:
To add a forum you should turn on the editing and select it from the Activity chooser. The screencast '''[https://youtu.be/GCYfvMEUtLM Forum]''' gives a basic introduction to setting up a forum and you can find out more information in the '''[[Forum settings]]''' documentation. For information on using forums, see the documentation '''[[Using Forum]]'''


# '''General forums''' (found in section 0 of the course)
==Which forum do I need?==
# '''Learning forums''' (the forums of the specific parts of the course: they are organized and numbered according to the course sections they appear in).
In the (default) '''Standard forum for general use''', students will see an introduction text in a separate space above the list of discussions. Students see a button to start a new discussion (thread).


Forums are organised under following headings:


# '''Forum''' (the name of the forum)
[[File:standardforum.png|thumb|center|467px|Student view of "Standard forum" type]]
# '''Description'''
# '''Discussions''' (the number of discussions started)
# '''Unread posts''' (the number of posts you have not read yet)
# '''Track''' (the 'yes/no' information about your choice whether or not track the unread posts - if your choice is negative, you will find an '-' sign instead of the number of the posts unread)
# '''Subscribed''' (the 'yes/no' information about your choice whether or not get the posts transferred to your mail box)
# '''RSS''' (the 'RSS' (Really Simple Syndication) button - please refer to [[RSS in Forums|RSS in forums]] for additional information


==Forum usage==
Forums can be used in a number of ways. What you do depends on what type of teaching you are involved in and what you want to achieve.


===Essay plans===
In a '''Single, simple discussion''' the teachers posts a question and students are able only to reply. They cannot start a new topic of discussion. This is useful if you wish to keep a discussion focused.
Create a forum where only the teacher can start discussions, but the students can only reply. Each thread you start contains an essay question (or several similar ones). The students make a bullet point plan for the essay and post it as a reply.


This works well as a revision strategy as the students can see how others have approached the same task. Once everyone has posted their plan, you can start a discussion as to which plans seem better and why. Creating a scale to use for rating the posts can be useful so that the students can see how helpful other people think their effort were.
[[File:Forum homepage view Simple student mu.png|thumb|center|450px|Student view of "A single simple discussion" forum type]]


== See also ==
The '''Question and Answer forum''' is best used when you have a particular question that you wish to have answered. The teacher posts a question and students respond with possible answers. By default a Q and A forum requires students to post once before viewing other students' postings.
 
{|
| [[File:QA1.png|thumb|Inital view of Q&A forum]]
| [[File:QA2.png|thumb|Students cannot see posts until they post]]
| [[FIle:QA3.png|thumb|Other posts visible when editing time is over]]
|}
 
 
The '''Standard forum displayed like a blog''' works like the standard forum for general use, but the  first post of each discussion is displayed (as in a blog) so that users can read it and then choose to respond by clicking the "Discuss this topic" button bottom right of the post.
 
 
[[File:Bloglikeforum.png|thumb|450px|center|Blog like forum]]
 
 
 
==Need more help?==
 
* [[Forum settings]]
* [[Using Forum]]
* [[Forum FAQ]]


* [http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch4_forums.pdf Using Moodle Chapter 4: Using Forums, Chats and Dialogues]
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=5367 The philosophy underlying "no editing after 30 minutes"] forum discussion
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=116 Forum module] forum


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Latest revision as of 22:09, 4 October 2015

The forum activity allows students and teachers to exchange ideas by posting comments as part of a 'thread'. Files such as images and media maybe included in forum posts. The teacher can choose to rate forum posts and it is also possible to give students permission to rate each others' posts.

Note: The News forum in a new Moodle course is just for teachers to post announcements. It is NOT a discussion forum for students.

To add a forum you should turn on the editing and select it from the Activity chooser. The screencast Forum gives a basic introduction to setting up a forum and you can find out more information in the Forum settings documentation. For information on using forums, see the documentation Using Forum

Which forum do I need?

In the (default) Standard forum for general use, students will see an introduction text in a separate space above the list of discussions. Students see a button to start a new discussion (thread).


Student view of "Standard forum" type


In a Single, simple discussion the teachers posts a question and students are able only to reply. They cannot start a new topic of discussion. This is useful if you wish to keep a discussion focused.

Student view of "A single simple discussion" forum type

The Question and Answer forum is best used when you have a particular question that you wish to have answered. The teacher posts a question and students respond with possible answers. By default a Q and A forum requires students to post once before viewing other students' postings.

Inital view of Q&A forum
Students cannot see posts until they post
Other posts visible when editing time is over


The Standard forum displayed like a blog works like the standard forum for general use, but the first post of each discussion is displayed (as in a blog) so that users can read it and then choose to respond by clicking the "Discuss this topic" button bottom right of the post.


Blog like forum


Need more help?