Student Forum access
A student can view all forum topics, post new topics and add replies to an already existing topics.
To access Forum as a Students, follow these steps below:
Go to the website
Navigate to the website footer
Select the ‘Forum’ menu
Filter by category or tag to find the topic you are looking for
Click on the topic name to see all replies on that topic
You can also add your replies here as a student or anonymously
Let’s take a deeper look to understand the functions and filters of CourseCo’s Forum
Understanding Filter options
1. All Categories
You can select a category to:
See a breakdown of the categories
View how many are there topics in that category
select the category to view the topics and replies
2. Filter by Tag & Category
You can filter by tag or category to see results based on your selection only
3. Filter by Latest
You can filter your view by latest results and here you can see the most up to date topics and replies.
This image represents all the filters explained above:
Adding a topic as a Student
As a logged-in student, you can post a topic as yourself or you have the option to anonymise your posted topic.
Admin will be able to see the name of the anonymised poster.
Students can add a topic and assign applicable categories and tags
The student will receive email alerts when admin, trainers or fellow students reply to their topic
To add a topic, please follow these steps:
Log In as a student
Go to the website footer and click on Forum
In the Forum list page, click on the ‘Add Topic’ button on the right side of the page
You will be redirected to ‘Topic Page’. In the topic page:
Input the title for your Topic
Choose a category for your Topic from the dropdown
Select the relevant tags from the dropdown and Click on ‘ADD’ button
Input your description about the topic. This can be the questions you want to raise.
Click Save Button
Note: IF there’s an existing topic related to what you will post, you will see them in the ‘Related Post’ section so that you do not create duplicate topics as Students.
See the image below showing the display of ‘Adding a topic’ screen for Student:
Outcome: You will be redirected to your posted topic page where students can see your questions.
Adding a reply as a Student
To add a reply to an existing topic, please see the steps below:
Log In as a student
In the topic list page, select the topic title you want to add a reply to
In the topic description page, Click on “Reply' button
In the text editor presented, input your reply
Click Save button
Outcome: Your reply will be posted with your name and other students and admins can view it
To go back to Forum list page, Click on ‘Back to Forum’ button
An image is shown below on how it your reply will look like as a student
Adding an Anonymous Reply as a Student
As a student, you can choose to post a reply anonymously if you don’t wish to reveal your name. To post a reply anonymously, follow these steps:
Log In as a Student
In the topic list page, select the topic title you want to add a reply to
In the topic description page, Click on “Reply' button
In the text editor presented, input your reply
Turn ON the toggle for ‘Hide My Name’
If you leave ‘Hide My Name’ toggle OFF, other students and admin can see your name on reply posted.
6. Click Save button
Outcome: Your reply will be posted without your name and other students and admins can view your reply.
Note: Admins can see your name when posted anonymously. Other students cannot view your name if posted anonymously
An image of a reply posted anonymously is shown below for your reference: