Moderate Class Forums

Discussion forums offer an online space for learners and instructors to discuss courses and exchange questions and answers. Learners can seek clarification on specific topics and benefit from each other's insights. Instructors can oversee forums as moderators, intervening when necessary.

In courses with enabled forums, you can view, create, and delete topics within the assigned category. Forums can be edited, deleted and have its permissions edited. 

Access and View Class Forums

1. Go to Home > Teach and select the Teach page option.
2. Locate the appropriate session.
3. Click on the action menu and select Launch Knowledge Center.
4. Click Forum. The forum category assigned to the course is listed.
5. Click the forum category title. The forum category opens in a new window and lists the forums assigned to it.
6. Click the name of the forum you want to view. The forum topics are listed in order of recency: topics with the most recently added posts are shown first.
7. Click a topic name to view its post and any replies.

Reply to Forum Topic Posts

1. Access the appropriate forum topic.
2. Click Reply below the post.

Create a New Forum Topic

Forum topics are used to discuss a particular issue or subject. Learners and instructors can create a new topic to ask a question or provide information related to a course, for example.

To create a new forum topic post

1. Access the appropriate forum.
2. Click + New Topic. The New Topic dialog opens.
3. Enter the topic title and the message, and then click Submit. The topic is added to the top of the topic list in the forum.

Delete a Forum Topic or Reply

Individual users can delete their own topics and replies, while forum moderators can also delete topics and individual replies posted by others.

1. Access the appropriate forum topic.
2. Take one of the actions below:

Update Forum Permissions

Forum access permissions can be updated to specify which users can view or create posts in them. 

1. Access forum category and locate the appropriate forum in the list.
2. Click the action menu and select Permissions.
3. Select the users for read-only and unrestricted access as required, and then click Save.

Delete a Forum

As a forum moderator, you can delete forums from the Knowledge Center. When you delete a forum all of its topics and replies are deleted. If you want to preserve the topics and replies in a forum, but do not want other users to see them, you can update its permissions to restrict access.

1. Access forum category and locate the appropriate forum in the list.
2. Click the action menu and select Delete.