The Q&A Forum requires students to reply to the question/prompt before they can see other responses (with a 15-minute delay). The Q&A Forum also requires the instructor to make an initial post every term before it can be used by students.
To create a Q&A forum, add a new Forum activity and select the Q and A forum from the Forum type drop-down. We also recommend you place any expectations in the Description.
To finish creating your Q&A forum, complete the following steps at the beginning of each term as the question/prompt will NOT copy when you perform a course import. Failure to perform these steps will result in students being unable to post.
Click the Add discussion topic button.
Enter a descriptive Subject.
Enter your question/prompt in the Message section.
Click Advanced to add an attachment, pin the post, or select which groups you want to see the prompt.
If you have group mode turned on:
OR
Click the Post to forum button.
A. This forum type requires the instructor to post a discussion question/prompt; students cannot simply reply to the description. The post also allows the instructor to pose multiple questions, which students can then answer separately.
A. This forum type requires the student’s initial reply to be finalized before other students’ replies become visible. This means other students’ posts are not visible until 15 minutes after the initial reply is posted. Therefore, it is essential to include information about the time delay in the forum description.