How can I send a message to all the students on my course ?

To send a message to all students in a Moodle course use a forum. The news forum is provided in all Moodle courses by default, and could be used for this. Make sure that in the forum settings, the option “Force everyone to be subscribed?” is set at “Yes, Forever”. This means that students will receive an e-mail copy of any posts in the forum. You may also wish to change the forum settings so that students can’t post replies. Set “Can a student post to this forum?” to “No discussion, no replies”.  In this way, the forum becomes a one-way channel of communication for staff to give students information. Other fora can of course be set up where students can post replies and create discussions.

How can I see a history of messages I have sent to an individual?

• Click on the individual’s name (e.g. in the Participants list for the course).

• You will see their profile.

• Click on “Send message”.

• In the top right of the message window which opens you will see “Message history“.

• Click on this to view the message history between you and that individual.