The Learning Modules Forum tool is a discussion board that facilitates online discussions. Online discussion boards can serve as an effective technology tool that can enhance the teaching learning process. When a new Stellar site is created the Forum tool is automatically made available.

Access Issues

How do I access Forums?
Can I create separate Forums for sections?
I was just added to a Stellar site but I am denied access to my site's Forum.
I am denied access to my section Forum

User Preferences and Settings

How do I change my settings?
How do I prevent my user name from appearing in the online user listings?
The times are not correct!
I changed the time zone and the time is still wrong!

Posting Issues

How do I post a topic in a forum?
How do I edit or delete a post?
How do I add a signature to my post?
How do I create a poll?
Why can’t I add more poll options?
How do I edit or delete a poll?
What is the “Save” button for in topic posting?
Why does my post need to be approved?
How do I bump my topic?

Formatting and Topic Types

What is BBCode?
Can I use HTML?
What are Smilies?
Can I post images?
What are global announcements?
What are announcements?
What are sticky topics?
What are locked topics?
What are topic icons?

User Levels and Groups

What are Administrators?
What are Moderators?

Private Messaging

I cannot send private messages!
I keep getting unwanted private messages!
I have received spam or abusive e-mail from someone on this board!

Friends and Foes

What are my Friends and Foes lists?
How can I add/remove users to my Friends or Foes list?

Searching the Forums

How can I search a forum or forums?
Why does my search return no results?
Why does my search return a blank page?
How do I search for members?
How can I find my own posts and topics?

Topic Subscriptions and Bookmarks

What is the difference between bookmarking and subscribing?
How do I subscribe to specific forums or topics?
How do I remove my subscriptions?

Attachments

What attachments are allowed on this board?
How do I find all my attachments?

Access Issues

How do I access Forums?

Forum is a Learning Modules tool. To access a Forum, log into the Class Landing Page and click on the Forum link on the top navigation bar.

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Can I create separate Forums for sections?

Yes. If you would like this enabled, please contact learning-modules-support@mit.edu.
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I was just added to a Learning Modules site but I am denied access to the site's Forum.

The permission propagation from the Membership Module to the Forum tool can sometimes take up to an hour. If you are unable to get access within a day, contact learning-modules-support@mit.edu.

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I am denied access to my section Forum

Permissions to the section Forum is controlled by the Section portion of the Membership module. The permission propagation from membership to the Forum tool could take up to an hour in some cases. If you are unable to get access within a day, contact stellar-support@mit.edu.

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User Preferences and Settings

 

Posting Issues

 

Formatting and Topic Types


User Levels and Groups

 

Private Messaging

 

Friends and Foes

 

Searching the Forums'

 

Topic Subscriptions and Bookmarks

 

Attachments