Discussion forums play an important role in promoting active student engagement and fostering a collaborative learning environment. Students can interact with their peers, exchange ideas, and share perspectives. By adding and editing discussion forums, faculty can facilitate meaningful discussions and encourage active participation, which enhances students' understanding of the course material.
Create a Discussion Forum
Step 1
Go to the week you want to add the Discussion Forums to in the Table of Contents
Step 2
Click Create Learning Activity
Step 3
Click Discussion Forum
Step 4
Type in a name
Step 5
Type in a description
Step 5
Choose the forum type you will use and click on Save and return to course (to return to that week was placed) or Save and display (to go to the forum activity)
Set up a Graded Discussion Forum
Step 1
In the forum activity, click on the Admin Gear on the top right corner and select Settings under Forum administration.
Step 2
Under the Grade accordion, select the following options:Grade type: manual
Type: Point
Maximum grade: the highest score available for the activity
Step 3
At the bottom of the screen choose Save and return to course(to return to the week of the forum was placed) or Save and display (to go to the forum activity)
