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JForum (Forum and Private Message Tool) is a forum based discussion tool that supports an unlimited number of discussion forums sorted into categories that are created and managed by an instructor. Posts in JForum can be plain text, formatted text or html and can include attachments, images or URLs. Instructors can associate a discussion with course content in other tools. Discussion forums may be group based if desired and instructors can determine the level of student involvement in each forum. Instructors may moderate discussions at the forum level. Discussion threads are expandable and collapsible to view an entire conversation on a single screen. Instructors can limit discussions to specific time periods.
Access to forums can be restricted to designated groups.
Users can enable or disable posts being sent to their email. Users can maintain a separate user profile. Instructors or students can send either an internal private message or an external email to the author of a post from within the reply screen. Users can connect directly to Yahoo messenger from within the reply screen and send an instant message. Users can request notification when a reply to their post is made. Topics may be searched for by title or content. Graphic indications display recent topics. Users can bookmark forums, watch forums or designate them as "sticky". Users can mark all topics as Read.
Jforum supports grading of discussion forums and topics, optionally integrated with Sakai's gradebook. It also offers forum facilitators the ability to view the number of posts per student in a forum or the number of replies in a post - and to view one's contributions collectively one one page.
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Discussion Management | Select all that apply from the following options: |
| Instructors can allow students to create discussion groups. |
| Instructors can set up moderated discussions where all posts are screened. |
| Posts may be peer reviewed by other students. |
| Instructors can view statistical summaries of discussions displaying participation which can be used to generate grades. |
| Discussions can be shared across courses, departments, or any institutional unit. |
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