Instructors can privately reply to a post within a Forum. This feedback method pairs well with Grading via Forum Ratings but can be used to provide more pointed feedback or direction in any forum setup. Private reply visibility and functionality: Other students CANNOT able to see these responses. Others with Teacher permissions (or higher) in [...]
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Use of Whole forum grading is meant to be an alternative to grading via Forum ratings. This feature is new as of Moodle 3.8 and allows for viewing all the interactions of student within a given forum in one place where you can provide. At this time feedback is not supported within this grading interface [...]
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If you set Force group mode to No on the Course settings page (step 1), you will be able to set the Group mode for individual Activities or Resources separately. If you set Force group mode to Yes and do not want to set Group access to Activities or Resources individually, then you can skip [...]
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Groupings are mostly used in Forums setup for multiple groups working on separate tasks within a single Forum or Assignment activity. From the Groups screen we left off on (in the previous step), click on the Groupings tab. Notice that the Groupings section is empty. You will need to put the Groups you created into [...]
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This applies to Forums set up to use Ratings (Option 1 in Create a Forum Activity) Enter the (Open) Forum you wish you enter grades for. Enter the Discussion you wish to enter grades for. (Does not apply for Single Simple Discussion or Blog style forums) Read over a student's post. Locate the Rating... drop-down menu [...]
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Forum activities are generally used to create an online discussion place. Enter your course and turn editing on. Scroll to the section you want to add a forum to. Click the corresponding Add an activity or resource link. Set up the basics for your forum under the General section: Set the Forum name Enter a [...]
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Forums can also be referred to as discussion forums, threads, discussions and similar. They are a way to have students post text, images, videos, or attached files that you want other students to see and/or interact with. CreateGradeFor StudentsTroubleshootCreate Adding a New Activity All Moodle shells come with an Announcements forum you can use for [...]
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A Discussion within a forum is the start of a new Topic or the posing of a question that solicits replies from other students and/or your instructor. You can experiment with forums hands-on in our Moodle 101 Self-Guided Student Orientation. You may use Discussions in a forum to: Start a new conversation by posting your [...]
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Setup a Q&A Forum A Q&A Forum ensures that students must make a post before they can see the responses of their peers. However, some setup is required for this forum each term. Create a Q&A Forum: Add a new Forum activity - OR - Edit the settings of an existing Forum or Open Forum [...]
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Rubrics in Moodle 2.9 provide instructors with criteria-based assessment forms that can be used to grade student work more consistently, quickly, and transparently. The tool allows instructors to create their own rubrics from scratch or use an existing rubric that can be modified and filled out online. The completed rubric is available to students reviewing [...]
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Forum subscriptions allow you to, via email, stay up to date with the goings-on in a given forum. When you are subscribed to a forum you will be sent an email for each post made to the forum you are subscribed to. This can be desirable for keeping tabs on a conversation or annoying in [...]
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Working with Groups in Moodle This is an advanced topic. You should be somewhat familiar with the Moodle interface and setting up courses before you try the following. An instructor can organize users into Groups across an entire course and within particular activities of a course. At its simplest, creating groups allows you to organize [...]
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