Moodle 2.0: Using the Q & A Forum to Create SeptinesThank you to the Elevated Formation Blog at

http://mintranet.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/moodle-activity-septines-with-q-and-a-forum/

for the idea.

Click on Add an activity…

Select Forum

Add a Forum name, Select Q and A forum* from the

drop down menu for Forum type, and write a brief introduction or

instructions.

Complete the remaining items on the page based on your needs.

* Why use the Q & A forum? By using this forum type, students must first post their perspectives before being able to view other students' posts.

Click on the link to the activity to add the

discussion questions.

This next step is a little confusing. Ultimately, you want the activity to look like this screen shot. In

order to get the questions to appear in order from Start here – Question 7, you must add the last

question first.

Click add a new discussion topic.

When you get to the next page, remember to add the last question that you want

to be discussed first.

In the Subject box write the topic under discussion.

In the message box, write the question or task that needs to be completed in response to

the topic.

Change the subscription to “I don’t want email copies of

posts to this forum” otherwise your e-mail will be

inundated with all of the posts.

Click Post to forum

Continue to add questions in reverse order using this process, until they are all in the forum.

When the students log in, this is what they will see.

The students will click the link for the first discussion.

The students will click Reply to add their 7

ideas, words, or concepts.

Note: Because we are using the Q & A forum, the students will not be able to see their classmates’ responses until they Reply.

The students will add their ideas and click Post to

forum.