One-on-One Forums
Instructors must create One-on-One Forums and related groups and group sets. One-on-One forums, groups and group sets are NOT automatically created in Moodle. NOTE: Students added to the course after creation of the One-on-One forum and groups must be added individually by the instructor. See Troubleshooting One-on-One Forums below for directions.
How to create a One-on-One Forum:
Step 1. Set up the One-on-One group set:
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Step 2. Edit the Group Names:
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Step 3. Create the Forum
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- Once the groups are created, return to the main Moodle course page by selecting the course name in the navigation bar at the top of the page and select “Turn editing on” toward the top right.
- Go to Module 0, select “Add an activity or resource,” and choose “Forum” from the activity drop-down menu. Leave most settings as-is, except those noted below:
- For Forum name: “One-on-One Support Forums”
- For Forum introduction: “This forum is for one-on-one support between you and your instructor if you have questions or concerns that you don’t want the entire class to see. These communications may be about personal issues, questions, information, and so forth. Please do not hesitate to use this forum to contact the instructor for assistance.” Feel free to adjust this language to meet your needs.
- Subscription mode: “Optional”
- Read Tracking for this forum?: “On”
- IMPORTANT: under “Common Module settings” > “Group mode” select Separate Groups. Select the “One-on-One” Group set.
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- Select “Save and return to course”
Step 4.Use the Forum:
Once the forum is created, use the drop-down menu in the forum to select the individual you wish to communicate with. Tip: selecting “All participants” will send a message to everyone that is part of any group. Be sure to select the correct individual when communicating with individual students.
Troubleshooting One-on-One Forums
What if there are groups from a previous term that were copied over to the current term course? How do I remove them?
Go to MENU > Administration > Course Administration > Users > Groups. Select the Groups Sets tab. Delete any of the existing groups sets from the previous term by selecting the X under the Edits column.
How can I be sure that each of my students is a member of one of the One-on-One groups?
Go to MENU > Administration > Course Administration > Users > Enrolled Users.
You will see a list of your students and their associated groups, like so:
How do I create a one-on-one group for an individual student who has not already been set up in a one-on-one group?
When students enroll in the course after the one-on-one groups have been set up, they are not automatically added to groups. The instructor must do the following for each new student:
Go to Administration > Course Administration > Users > Groups
1. Click the Create group button. |
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2. Fill in the Group name. Generally, this will be the student’s name. Save Changes |
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3. Make sure the group is selected; click on the Add/remove users button. |
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4. Select the user from the Potential members list and click the Add button. Go Back to Groups. |
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5. Select the Group sets tab. For the One-on-One Group set, click the Show groups in the group set icon.
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6. Select the newly created group from the Potential members list on the right; Click the Add button. |
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