What is the Forum activity?

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 grade and/or rate forum posts and it is also possible to give students permission to rate each other's posts.

How is it set up?

1. In a course, with the editing turned on, choose 'Forum' from the activity chooser.
2. Give it a name and, if needed, a description.
3. Choose your Forum type, clicking the question mark (?) icon for descriptions of each type. If you're unsure, use the default Standard forum for general use.
4. Expand the other sections to define the settings you want. For more help, see Forum settings
5. Click Save and display and, optionally, add a post to get started.