Guidelines for TEACHERS - Recommended tools _v.0.1

15. Forum

The Forum activity allows students and teachers to communicate within the course by exchanging text-based messages, with the option to attach files, images, and multimedia content. It's a useful tool to foster participation, discussion, and collaborative reflection. Posts can be rated by the teacher or, if enabled, by students as well.

• Each post can include attachments and formatted text.
• Forums support different usage types, each suited to specific contexts:

Types of Forums:

1. Standard forum for general use
   The most flexible option. Students can start new discussions and reply freely. Suitable for open discussions on various topics.
2. Single simple discussion
   Only one discussion thread is available to all participants. Best for focused conversations on a specific topic. Students can only reply.
3. Q and A forum
   The teacher posts a question, and students must reply before seeing others' responses. Encourages individual thinking and reflection.
4. Each person posts one discussion
   Each student can post only one discussion topic, ideal for personal reflections or projects to be commented on.

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