Discussion Boards: Setting Up a Forum

Locate Discussion Board in the Blackboard Course Management menu:

Select Create Forum

Text boxes will appear requiring a Title and Description for the Forum.

Next are options to set Forum Availability:

Forum Settings - these options allow for management and delivery of the Forum:

If the second option is selected, the participant will see this message when the forum is accessed.

Grading options:

Creation of a Graded Forum or Threads will add a column to the Grade Center for those scores.

Subscribing option:

This option allows participants to opt to receive email notifications when a forum is added to.

Create and Edit options to make available to participants:

Forced Moderation is not recommended. It requires the instructor to review and release all submissions before they can be viewed.