Forum: Create new discussion topic or question

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Last updated: Jun 14, 2019
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This article will outline how to add a new discussion topic or question to a Forum activity in Moodle.

All Forums in Moodle have his icon: 

Instructions

  1. Open the forum activity in the course. 


    You will be directed to the forum page. From here you will be able to start a new discussion thread or ask a new question. Depending on the Forum type (can be changed by editing the activity) the Add… button will display differently:
    1. A single simple discussion
      Question cannot be added here. Edit the activity and enter the question(s) in the activity
    2. Each person posts one discussion
      Click Add a new discussion topic to start a new discussion. This can be done by the course lecturer and students.
    3. Q and A forum
      Click Add a new question to post a question. This can only be done by the course lecturer.
    4. Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format
      Click Add a new topic to start a new discussion. This can be done by the course lecturer and students.
    5. Standard forum for general use
      Click Add a new discussion topic to start a new discussion. This can be done by the course lecturer and students.



  2. After clicking Add… on the page that follows you can compose your discussion topic/question:
    1. Subject (required) – include a title for your topic/question
    2. Message (required) – this should include the topic/question that should be discussed/answered. External links and multimedia may be included here.
    3. Attachment – attachments may be included to support the topic/question. The maximum file size and number of attachments is clearly indicated and can be increased or decreased by editing the activity.
    4. Pinned - pinned topics/questions will always appear at the top of the forum.
    5. Send forum post notifications with no editing-time delay – if selected, this will send a notification immediately to everyone subscribed to the forum. If unselected, you will have 30 minutes to edit your topic/question before a notification is sent to everyone subscribed to the forum.

    6. Display period – this allows you to indicate the period for which the topic/question is available to the students. Outside this period, students are unable to view the topic/question.