{"id":11738,"date":"2023-11-24T09:51:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T01:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebwise-guide.mmu.edu.my\/?p=11738"},"modified":"2024-03-25T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T02:36:09","slug":"add-a-discussion-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/?p=11738","title":{"rendered":"Add a Discussion Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11738\" class=\"elementor elementor-11738\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56a8b00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"56a8b00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a590b42\" data-id=\"a590b42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e2be5 wpr-post-info-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-post-info\" data-id=\"e6e2be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wpr-post-info wpr-post-info-horizontal\"><li class=\"wpr-post-info-taxonomy\"><span>Forums<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/span><span>Lecturer Guides<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wpr-post-info-date\">March 25, 2024<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7700710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7700710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul><li>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.<\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68bb33b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"68bb33b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7556fa33\" data-id=\"7556fa33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-408a666a\" data-id=\"408a666a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26257438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26257438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You&#8217;ll need to turn editing on in your course before getting started with this guide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da262d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5da262d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c493af4\" data-id=\"3c493af4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d2fb1c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57d2fb1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb82bfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"cb82bfe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-749898e\" data-id=\"749898e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a75398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a75398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Part 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f245a1f\" data-id=\"f245a1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2fc103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2fc103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Add the forum activity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0eb225 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a0eb225\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f56a76\" data-id=\"2f56a76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e4b8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e8e4b8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e428844\" data-id=\"e428844\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df2710 wpr-feature-list-left wpr-feature-list-square wpr-feature-list-line-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-feature-list\" data-id=\"7df2710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-feature-list-wrap\"><ul class=\"wpr-feature-list\"><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c7e72ad\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/001-number-one-1.png\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">In the section you want to add the discussion forum to, click Add an activity or resource.<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-357a09a\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/002-number-2-1.png\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">From the list of available activities, select Forum and click Add.<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5db25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d5db25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Addforum.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12899\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Addforum.png 844w, https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Addforum-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Addforum-768x281.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de50da5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"de50da5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0298a\" data-id=\"ca0298a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4bdb8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4bdb8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Part 2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0c753d\" data-id=\"d0c753d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfab05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cfab05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edit the forum settings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d15219 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8d15219\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5faba9c\" data-id=\"5faba9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a004bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2a004bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4064de6\" data-id=\"4064de6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eff6a3 wpr-feature-list-left wpr-feature-list-square wpr-feature-list-line-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-feature-list\" data-id=\"2eff6a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-feature-list-wrap\"><ul class=\"wpr-feature-list\"><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c7e72ad\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/001-number-one.png\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">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.<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a6882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7a6882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AddingNewforum-1024x505.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12902\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AddingNewforum-1024x505.png 1024w, https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AddingNewforum-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AddingNewforum-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AddingNewforum.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822e403 wpr-feature-list-left wpr-feature-list-square wpr-feature-list-line-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-feature-list\" data-id=\"822e403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-feature-list-wrap\"><ul class=\"wpr-feature-list\"><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c7e72ad\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/002-number-2-1.png\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Select the \"Forum type.\" The default is Standard forum for general use, in which each student's response (post) is on a separate page. If you want student responses to display on the same page, select A single simple discussion. If you are unsure what forum type to select you can click the question mark icon next to \u201cForum type\u201d to see descriptions.<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e229f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e229f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/f1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/f1.jpg 573w, https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/f1-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093f60b wpr-feature-list-left wpr-feature-list-square wpr-feature-list-line-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-feature-list\" data-id=\"093f60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-feature-list-wrap\"><ul class=\"wpr-feature-list\"><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c7e72ad\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/003-number-3-1.png\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">You can leave \"Attachments and word Count\" at their default settings.<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e5c5530\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/004-number-four.png\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Select what subscription mode you want in the \"Subscription and tracking\" section. For details on these settings, see <a href=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/lecturer-guides\/control-forum-notification-settings\/\">Control Forum Notification Settings<\/a>.<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ff8470e\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/005-number-5.png\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0If you want to grade the forum activity, change the settings in the \"Ratings\" section. For information on grading forums, see <a href=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/lecturer-guides\/grade-forum-posts-with-ratings\/\">Grade Forum Posts with Ratings<\/a>.<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6fa39a7\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/006-six.png\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">If you are splitting the class into smaller discussion groups, open the \"Common module settings\" section and change the \"Group mode.\"<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0b41118\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/007-seven.png\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click Save and return to course. The forum is now in your course and is ready for you and your students to start posting<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"><\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3755aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3755aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d050bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d050bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I grade a discussion forum?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03db7a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03db7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Go to <a href=\"\/guide\/lecturer-guides\/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=\"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/lecturer-guides\/add-a-grade-item-to-the-gradebook\/\">Add a Grade Item to the Gradebook<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133655b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"133655b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I use groups with a discussion forum?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3662029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3662029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0;\">You can create groups in your Moodle course and enable them in the forum settings under &#8220;Common module settings.&#8221; See <a href=\"\/guide\/lecturer-guides\/use-groups-with-a-discussion-forum\/\">Use Groups With a Discussion Forum<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7eec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b7eec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I manage the email notifications I get from new forum posts?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4365237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4365237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0;\">You can set default notification settings in the forum settings under &#8220;Subscription and tracking.&#8221; Students can visit their &#8220;Moodle preferences&#8221; page and choose <strong>Forum preferences<\/strong> to choose how they want to receive notifications. See <a href=\"\/guide\/lecturer-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>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9be27d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f9be27d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14cc452\" data-id=\"14cc452\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebcae1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebcae1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6.\u00a0Use the &#8220;Grouping for student groups&#8221; field if you are using groups in more than one activity in Moodle. For example, you may have one set of groups for a collaborative project and another set for discussions forums. See the <a href=\"\/guide\/lecturer-guides\/create-a-grouping\/\">Create a Grouping<\/a>\u00a0guide for details on setting up groupings.<\/p><p>7.\u00a0Click Save and display or Save and return to course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forums, Lecturer Guides March 20, 2024 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. You&#8217;ll need to turn editing on in your course before getting started with this guide. Part 1 Add the forum activity In the section you want to add the discussion forum to, click Add an activity or resource. From the list of available activities, select Forum and click Add. Part 2 Edit the forum settings Enter a &#8220;Forum name&#8221; for the forum and put instructions in the &#8220;Description&#8221; area. If you haven&#8217;t specified earlier in the course, this is a good place to put expectations for writing style, word amount, and reference citations. Select the &#8220;Forum type.&#8221; The default is Standard forum for general use, in which each student&#8217;s response (post) is on a separate page. If you want student responses to display on the same page, select A single simple discussion. If you are unsure what forum type to select you can click the question mark icon next to \u201cForum type\u201d to see descriptions. You can leave &#8220;Attachments and word Count&#8221; at their default settings. Select what subscription mode you want in the &#8220;Subscription and tracking&#8221; section. For details on these settings, see Control Forum Notification Settings. \u00a0If you want to grade the forum activity, change the settings in the &#8220;Ratings&#8221; section. For information on grading forums, see Grade Forum Posts with Ratings. If you are splitting the class into smaller discussion groups, open the &#8220;Common module settings&#8221; section and change the &#8220;Group mode.&#8221; Click Save and return to course. The forum is now in your course and is ready for you and your students to start posting FAQs How do I grade a discussion forum? Go to Grade Forum Posts with Ratings to see how to have forums automatically enter the gradebook. If you want to add a forum to the gradebook manually, see Add a Grade Item to the Gradebook. How do I use groups with a discussion forum? You can create groups in your Moodle course and enable them in the forum settings under &#8220;Common module settings.&#8221; See Use Groups With a Discussion Forum for more details. How do I manage the email notifications I get from new forum posts? You can set default notification settings in the forum settings under &#8220;Subscription and tracking.&#8221; Students can visit their &#8220;Moodle preferences&#8221; page and choose Forum preferences to choose how they want to receive notifications. See Control Forum Notification Settings for more information.Forums and threads can also be subscribed to or unsubscribed from inside each forum activity. 6.\u00a0Use the &#8220;Grouping for student groups&#8221; field if you are using groups in more than one activity in Moodle. For example, you may have one set of groups for a collaborative project and another set for discussions forums. See the Create a Grouping\u00a0guide for details on setting up groupings. 7.\u00a0Click Save and display or Save and return to course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[382,379],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forums","category-lecturer-guides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebwise.mmu.edu.my\/guide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}