{"id":1259,"date":"2017-10-31T22:08:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T22:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.up.edu\/moodle\/?post_type=kbe_knowledgebase&#038;p=177"},"modified":"2023-09-18T08:48:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T08:48:03","slug":"add-a-discussion-forum-to-your-course","status":"publish","type":"bwl_kb","link":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/elearning\/forum\/add-a-discussion-forum-to-your-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Add a Discussion Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The forum activity allows students and teachers to exchange ideas by posting and replying to comments in one or more discussion threads. There are a few different forum formats to meet various teaching needs. Forums can also be graded. Posts can include text, hyperlinks, and multimedia content like images, audio, or videos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"top-boxes\">\n<div class=\"reminder\">\n<p>this text will be removed<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/moodleuserguides.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/reminder2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" class=\"no-shadow\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>Reminder<\/h3>\n<p>Make sure\u00a0to <strong>Turn editing on<\/strong> before getting started with this guide.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"no-second\">\n<p>this text will be removed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Video Overview<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gYtU3kVL32M?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"steps-section\">\n<h2 class=\"steps-top\">\n<div class=\"altblock\"><span>Part<br \/>1<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"kb-headline\">Add the forum activity<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"new-steps\">\n<li>In the week you want to add the discussion forum to, click <strong>Add an activity or resource<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>From the list of available activities, select <strong>Forum<\/strong> and click <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-801 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/moodleuserguides.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen_Shot_2018-03-14_at_9_22_39_PM-1024x632.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"steps-section\">\n<h2 class=\"steps-top\">\n<div class=\"altblock\"><span>Part<br \/>2<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"kb-headline\">Edit the forum settings<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"new-steps\">\n<li>Enter a \"Forum name\" for the forum and put instructions in the \"Description\" area. If you haven't specified earlier in the course, this is a good place to put expectations for writing style, word amount, and reference citations.<\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-802\" src=\"http:\/\/moodleuserguides.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-14-at-9.26.09-PM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<li>Select the \"Forum type.\" The default is <strong>Standard forum for general use<\/strong>, in which each student's response (post) is on a separate page. If you want student responses to display on the same page, select <strong>A single simple discussion<\/strong>. If you are unsure what forum type to select you can click the <strong>question mark icon<\/strong> next to \u201cForum type\u201d to see descriptions.<\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/moodleuserguides.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/discussion-pix.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-863\" \/><\/p>\n<li>You can leave \"Attachments and word Count\" at their default settings.<\/li>\n<li>Select what subscription mode you want in the \"Subscription and tracking\" section. For details on these settings, see <a href=\"http:\/\/moodleuserguides.org\/guides\/control-forum-notification-settings\/\">Control Forum Notification Settings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to grade the forum activity, change the settings in the\"Ratings\" section. For information on grading forums, see <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.up.edu\/moodle\/knowledge-base\/grade-forum-posts-with-ratings\/\">Grade Forum Posts with Ratings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you are splitting the class into smaller discussion groups, open the \"Common module settings\" section and change the \"Group mode.\"<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save and return to course<\/strong>. The forum is now in your course and is\u00a0ready for you and your students to start posting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"faq-q\">How do I grade a discussion forum?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.up.edu\/moodle\/knowledge-base\/grade-forum-posts-with-ratings\/\">Grade Forum Posts with Ratings<\/a> to see how to have forums automatically enter the gradebook. If you want to add a forum to the gradebook manually, see <a href=\"http:\/\/moodleuserguides.org\/guides\/add-a-grade-item-to-the-gradebook\/\">Add a Grade Item to the Gradebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"faq-q\">How do I use groups with a discussion forum?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0;\">You can create groups in your Moodle course and enable them in the forum settings under \"Common module settings.\" See <a href=\"http:\/\/moodleuserguides.org\/guides\/use-groups-discussion-forum\/\">Use Groups With a Discussion Forum<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"faq-q\">How do I manage the email notifications I get from new forum posts?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0;\">You can set default notification settings in the forum settings under \"Subscription and tracking.\" Students can visit their \"Moodle preferences\" page and choose <strong>Forum preferences<\/strong> to choose how they want to receive notifications. See <a href=\"http:\/\/moodleuserguides.org\/guides\/control-forum-notification-settings\/\">Control Forum Notification Settings<\/a> for more information.Forums and threads can also be subscribed to or unsubscribed from inside each forum activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","bkb_category":[19],"bkb_tags":[],"class_list":["post-1259","bwl_kb","type-bwl_kb","status-publish","hentry","bkb_category-forum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bwl_kb\/1259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bwl_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bwl_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bwl_kb\/1259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1307,"href":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bwl_kb\/1259\/revisions\/1307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bkb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bkb_category?post=1259"},{"taxonomy":"bkb_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epembelajaran.umt.edu.my\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bkb_tags?post=1259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}