Discussion forums are a great tool for students to share thoughts and ideas about class materials asynchronously.
Definitions:
- Forum: an area of the discussion board where participants discuss a topic or a group of related topics
- Thread: a conversation within a forum that includes the initial post and all replies
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6. Choose whether or not you want students to be able to view the forum threads before posting.
7. Select how you would like to grade the forum.*
8. Set a due date for the forum. Any posts made after the due date will be marked as "late" in the grade center if the forum is graded.
9. Add a rubric, if you have one.
*Note: If you select "Grade Threads" a Grade Center column will appear for each thread.
Different grading selections change the default options available for the selections below
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