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Forums are a simple yet very powerful communication tool within a Moodle course. Think of them as online message boards where course participants can exchange ideas by posting comments while easily keeping track and history of individual conversations.  
The forum is an activity where students and teachers can exchange ideas by posting comments. There are four basic forum types. Forum posts can be graded by the teacher or other students.  


Because forums in Moodle are asynchronous (unlike instant messaging, chat or face-to-face conversation) they can extend over long periods. People can take their time drafting posts and replies until they are happy with the results.
A forum  can contribute significantly to successful communication and community building in an online environment. You can use forums for many innovative purposes in educational settings, but teaching forums and student forums are arguably the two more significant distinctions.  
 
Many people can benefit from using Forum: reflective writers, people separated by distance or time, those shy of speaking in public, second language learners, people with communicative disabilities and many others. This can contribute significantly to successful communication and community building in an online environment.  
 
The asynchronous nature of the forums creates many opportunities not only to replicate the conversations you have in person, but also to create entirely new activities that are difficult in a classroom or a similar face-to-face setting.
 
Forum posts in Moodle can also be rated and graded.
 
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[http://school.demo.moodle.net/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=218#p1544 See full example]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 09:26, 16 September 2011


The forum is an activity where students and teachers can exchange ideas by posting comments. There are four basic forum types. Forum posts can be graded by the teacher or other students.

A forum can contribute significantly to successful communication and community building in an online environment. You can use forums for many innovative purposes in educational settings, but teaching forums and student forums are arguably the two more significant distinctions.

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