Center for Online Learning

When creating a new forum, the first dropdown offers several options from which to choose.

The Standard Moodle Forum is the default but there are some advantages to using other types. 

Here is a brief review of the 5 forum types.

• A single simple discussion - A single discussion topic which everyone can reply to (cannot be used with separate groups)
• Each person posts one discussion - Each student can post exactly one new discussion topic, which everyone can then reply to
• Q and A forum - Students must first post their perspectives before viewing other students' posts
• Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format - An open forum where anyone can start a new discussion at any time, and in which discussion topics are displayed on one page with "Discuss this topic" links
• Standard forum for general use - An open forum where anyone can start a new discussion at any time

Go ahead, try a new one.