Communication Methods
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Moodle provides several tools and features that can enhance communication between instructors and their students. These tools include the following:
Sending messages to students
This feature allows you to communicate directly with your student(s). Both you and your students will receive email notifications whenever a new message is sent.
Important:
Through this feature, students can only communicate with their instructors and cannot message each other.Learn more about this feature in this article.
The toolbar in course activities
Each text box toolbar in Moodle includes options for recording audio or video. Students can also record audio or video in their assignments and quizzes only if you provide a text box for them to fill out (such as an essay question).
Forums and interacting with students
Each text box toolbar in Moodle includes options for recording audio or video. Students can also record audio or video in their assignments and quizzes only if you provide a text box for them to fill out (such as an essay question).
Note:
You can use the Restrict Access feature to allow communication only among students from a specific CRN. If you do not use this feature, students from all CRNs will be able to interact with each other.There are five types of forums that you can create:
- Single simple discussion.
- Each person posts one discussion.
- Q & A forum.
- Standard forum displayed in a box-like format.
- Standard forum for general use.
Learn more about this feature in this article.
Standard Assignment comments
You can add comments to the assignments one by one, and each student will be able to view the comment dedicated specifically to them.
Note:
Learn more about this feature through this article.
Turnitin Assignment comments
Similar to standard assignment comments, you can add comments individually on Turnitin assignments, and each student will see their specific comment.
Note:
Students will NOT receive email notifications for these comments, therefore, you should notify them yourself.Learn more about this feature in this article.
Chat activity
The Chat is a text-based tool that enables real-time, synchronous conversations with your students in an online chat room.
It can support a variety of teaching strategies, including discussion, brainstorming, group work, and questioning.
Learn more about this feature in this article.
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- Sending Messages to StudentsMoodle offers a built-in messaging feature that allows instructors to communicate directly with individual students or groups of students enrolled in the same…Updated 8 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
- Forums and Interacting with StudentsForums work similarly to the Announcement feature. You can create a forum to allow students to interact with you and with one another by posting comments or…Updated 11 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
- Standard Assignment CommentsAfter students submit their assignments, you can add comments to the assignments one by one and each student will be able to view the specific comment that is…Updated 12 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
- Turnitin Assignment commentsAfter students submit their assignments, you can add comments to each submission individually, and each student will see the comment posted for them. The…Updated 12 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
- Chat ActivityThe chat is a text-based discussion tool that you can use when you want to have real-time, synchronous text-based discussion with your students in an online…Updated 13 Aug 2025 · 1 min read