In a content area (eg. Module Activities) click 'Tools, Discussion Board'.
Click ‘Create New Forum’ click 'Next'.
Enter a 'Name' and 'Description'
The entered text will be viewable to the student after they have clicked the 'discussion board' link from the content area. Scroll down to see availability and grading settings.
(Please enter a meaningful name such as ‘week 1-topic’ or ‘topic 1’ and a description of what is required)
Set 'Available' to 'Yes', to allow students to view your discussion board.
To allow grading of your discussion board, choose the option 'Grade Discussion Forum' and enter Points Possible as 100.
Review all other settings before Submitting.
Select your forum from the list and click Next (you may only have one forum in your list)
Add clear instructions for the task, set the other options (including availability). Then click 'Submit'.
You will now see the link to the discussion board at the bottom of your content items.
Go into the Discussion Board and create a new Thread for your students to reply to. (As students are unlikely to engage without an opening thread)
Access the Discussion Board tool from 'Site Management, Site Tools, Discussion Board'.
This area gives an overview of all discussions within the Module site.
The tutor can view all Forums.
Clicking on the number beneath 'Unread posts' or Replies takes you directly to the student posts.
Clicking on a forum title displays the forum threads.
Click on the link to the Discussion Board, this displays the individual discussion threads within the forum
Instructors can reply to individual posts from within the Thread.
