Discussion Forum Settings

An explanation of the various settings that can be utilized in a Moodle discussion forum. These settings can be accessed when first adding a discussion forum to the course page or by turning editing on in the course page, clicking edit next to the discussion forum, and choosing edit settings.

General

Forum Name
Description
Forum Type

Availability

Due Date
Cut-off Date

Attachments and Word Count

Maximum Attachment Size
Maximum Number of Attachments
Display Word Count

Subscription and Tracking

Subscription Mode
Read Tracking

Discussion Locking

Lock Discussions After Period of Inactivity

Post Threshold for Blocking

Time Period for Blocking
Post Threshold for Blocking
Post Threshold for Warning

Ratings

Roles with Permission to Rate
Aggregate Type
Scale
Restrict Rating to Items with Dates in this Range

Common Module Settings

Availability
ID Number
Group Mode
Grouping
Add Group/Grouping Access Restriction

Restrict Access

Date

Grade

Group

Grouping

User Profile

Restriction Set

Activity Completion

Completion Tracking

Tags

 

 


Revision #5
Created 2 September 2019 17:24:46 by Rachel Feld
Updated 30 October 2019 20:45:54 by Rachel Feld