Forum

A forum board allows a common asynchronous exchange about subjects between learning-platform participants.

In forums, assigned moderators can check and/or delete entries and they are displayed in ILP under an "Updated" tag so that the participants know if there has been new activity on a forum.

Moreover, learners can create new threads, add comments, replies to a forum (if configured in this way) and this new activity will be visible under the same "Updated" tag for the other learners so that they will know to check the new information. If a comment/reply is deleted the "Updated" tag will not be displayed.

If a learner is accessing the forum with the new activity then the tag will no longer be displayed next time the user will access the syllabus for that specific forum. 

If a learner is enrolled to a course with already forums created on the syllabus, then the "Updated" tag will not be displayed. This change is only applicable to new forum activity after the user is enrolled.

When a new version is created in the Media manager, then the tag will be "New" and not "Updated".

Forums can be set up so that no comments are allowed.

The content tab permits administrators to create posts. This tab distinguishes contributions from comments, which are displayed in a structured list. Comments are displayed hierarchically under entries. Posts and comments can be edited and deleted. Other tabs include "Classifications" and "Resources."

Forums can’t be added to catalogues, only available in the course context.