What is a Forum?
Another basic Moodle activity is the discussion forum. Forums are used by instructors for everything from weekly graded discussions on pre-set topics, to help forums, to simple Q & A.
To participate in a discussion forum, find a forum link in the Topic Outline (center column) of the course.
Discussion forums have an orange icon with what appears to be a speech bubble with lines representing text inside it.
There are five different forum types to choose from in your forum settings. Each works somewhat differently. You can click the question mark symbol next to the "Forum type" section of your activity settings page to learn more about how each type operates. What type of forum you use may depend on your goals for the discussion, but "Standard forum for general use" is the type most frequently selected.