Forum activities allow students and teachers to exchange ideas by posting topics and replying to them to promote class collaboration. Teachers can choose from several forum types and set the subscription type for students to receive emailed copies of discussions. Students may also have the option to subscribe to forums. Teachers may grade with or without a rubric by points. Alternatively, teachers and students can rate forums for grading, if enabled.

The Announcements forum is available in all courses by default for teachers to post information to students.