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Searching forums

Welcome! This tutorial explains how to search forums on a Moodle course page. Step 1. Click on the forum you wish to search within.   Step 2. For a simply searching a word, enter the word in the search field on the right-hand side of the page and click “Search forums”. Hits will be highlighted in … Continue reading Searching forums

Turn on forum tracking in Moodle

Welcome! This tutorial explains how to turn on forum tracking in Moodle. Forum tracking allows users to see what forum posts have not yet been read. Because it can impact performance for some users, it is turned off by default. To turn it on: 1. In “Administration” navigation bar, click on “My profile settings” -> “Edit … Continue reading Turn on forum tracking in Moodle

Using non-numeric scales (e.g., in forum)

Welcome! In this tutorial, you will learn how to give non-numeric scales (e.g., Excellent, Good, or Fair) on assignment as an alternative of a numerical scores. When you grade your students’ performance, you may want to give non-numeric scales (e.g., Very Poor, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent) instead of conventional numeric scores. In Moodle, you can … Continue reading Using non-numeric scales (e.g., in forum)