Forums provide a way to have a discussion within an iLearn class. Students can post to forums set up by the teacher of the course, and teachers can use the built-in Announcements forum to post announcements to the class.

Posting to a forum

1. On your course page, locate and select the forum you wish to post to.
2. Select the Add a new discussion topic button to start a new discussion
   1. Note: If the forum is a Q & A forum type, the button will say Add a new question instead.
   2. Note: Only teachers are allowed to add a new question in a Q & A forum. 
3. In the Subject field, enter a subject name for your post.
4. In the Message field, enter your message for the post.
5. Select the Post to forum button to complete your post.

Note: Students have 30 minutes from the time they make their initial post to edit or delete a forum post. After 30 minutes, only teachers can edit or delete posts.

Adding an attachment to a forum post

While creating a post, select advanced to open the advanced post options.

Drag and drop your attachment into the attachment box.

Adding a video to a forum post

1. When composing your forum post, select the iLearn Video button.
2. Drag and drop your video into the box
3. Give your video a title
4. Select the Upload video button
5. Once your video is uploaded, save your post.

 

For additional assistance, contact Academic Technology: (415) 405-5555, at@sfsu.edu, LIB 80