Posting to a Q and A Forum in Moodle

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In some of your courses, you may encounter a Q and A (question and answer) forum. The instructions for posting to this forum vary slightly from the normal forum types. As a student, you must reply to your instructor’s post before other student’s posts will be visible to you. There is a 30-minute wait after you post before you can see or reply to other student’s posts.

Click on the name of the discussion forum.

Moodle course page titled “Q & A Forum.” The section heading shows “Q & A Forum” with a single discussion thread underneath. A pink circle highlights the link labeled “Test Forum,” which has one unread post.

To reply to this forum, locate your instructor’s post at the bottom of the page and click on the title name.

Moodle “Test Forum” page. At the top is a banner stating “This is a question and answer forum. To see other replies, you must first post your reply.” Below, one discussion thread is visible titled “This is the first post that the instructor made.” The discussion is started by Lindsey Baker on September 22, 2025. A pink circle highlights the discussion link text.

Click "Reply".

Moodle “Test Forum” open to a discussion thread titled “This is the first post that the instructor made.” The original post by Lindsey Baker is displayed with the same title and text. A pink circle highlights the “Reply” button located beneath the post on the right-hand side.

Type your response to your instructor's post.

Click "Post to forum".

Moodle “Test Forum” discussion page showing the instructor’s original post. Below the post, a reply text box is open. Inside the box, the text “This is a sample reply” is typed. At the bottom, two buttons appear: “Post to forum” and “Cancel.” A pink circle highlights the “Post to forum” button.

Moodle “Test Forum” discussion page showing the instructor’s original post by Lindsey Baker. Below it, a student reply from Taylor Johnson is displayed. The reply subject is “Re: This is the first post that the instructor made,” and the content says “This is a sample reply.” Options below the reply include “Permalink,” “Show parent,” “Edit,” “Delete,” and “Reply.”

If you need any assistance, please feel free to reach out to the Center for Learning and Teaching by emailing [clt@occc.edu](mailto:clt@occc.edu) or by calling 405-682-7838!