How to ParticipateIn Moodle Forums

Forums are also referred to as discussion boards and are similar to having a class discussion. The common goals are to:

> Help you learn from each other. Students bring different experiences that help you shape your

perspective about the subject.

> The instructor guides the discussion to ensure students are interpreting the material in the appropriate context.

Step 1: Click the title of the forum from the front page of the Moodle course.

Regular Forum

Advanced Forum

Step 2: Read the instructions for completing the assignment at the top. Click “Add a new discussion topic.”

You can also…

Step 2 (Continued): … click “Reply” at the bottom of the post made by your instructor.

Step 2 (Continued): If the instructor indicates this is a Q & A forum, you must click the question asked by the instructor in order to respond. It appears beneath the instructions.

Regular Forum

Advanced Forum

Step 3: Post your response.

The subject line appears at the top. Consider this to be the headline people see when they look at the list of posts made by students in the class. You can change this.

Enter your response here.

Click this if you want to receive an e-mail when someone responds to your post.

Click this to select a file that you want to attach (picture or document).

How to Respond to a

Classmate’s Post

If using a regular forum: Step 1: Click the subject line of the discussion posted by your

classmate.

Step 2: Click “Reply” in the lower right corner.

Step 1: If using an advanced forum:Click the “Reply” button beneath a classmate’s post. Type your

comments in the “Add your reply” section.