Moodle: Forum summary report and export

A forum summary report can give instructors detailed information about a student's discussion, replies, attachments, word count, and more from a forum post.

To Locate a Forum Summary Report:

  1. Open Moodle and go to your desired course. 
     
  2. Click on the forum for which you want a summary report.
     
  3. Click on the Administraton menu (gear icon) located at the top right of your course, then click on Reports. 

    Forum administration menu highlighting the Reports link

     
  4. Your summary report will appear on the following page. Instructions for how to export forum posts are listed below.

    Example of forum summary report
     

To Export Forum Posts:

  1. To export the forum posts from the summary report page, click the Export button for a specific student.

    Export button from forum summary report
     
  2. You will be redirected to an export settings page for that specific student where you can customize your export options. 

    Export button from forum summary report

     
  3. Click Export to download the forum posts for that student.

Export button

 

Related Topics

If setting up the forum, you may also consider the Moodle: Whole forum grading.
 

Support & Training

The Faculty Technology Center (FTC) provides Moodle support by email, by phone, or live through Zoom. For contact information, please see the article Faculty Technology Center: LSU Overview. To connect through Zoom and for further information on support services and training, see the LSU Online & Continuing Education Faculty Resources & Support page.

The FTC also provides just-in-time faculty training opportunities and recorded training sessions. Attending at least one training session for Moodle upgrades is highly recommended. For a comprehensive list of available workshops and recordings, please see the LSU Online & Continuing Education Technology Training page.

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