{"id":2039,"date":"2017-12-01T16:06:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T16:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2021-05-28T10:57:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T10:57:38","slug":"moodle-forums-emailing-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/2017\/12\/01\/moodle-forums-emailing-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Moodle forums and emailing students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A reoccurring concern from students is the volume of unwanted emails in their University inbox which makes it harder for them to notice important messages. Busy email inboxes is a fact of life for everyone and we all make use of Outlook &#8216;rules&#8217; to manage incoming messages. This article describes how Moodle forums send email messages, and shows how to alter forum subscriptions to help students proactively manage their incoming&nbsp;messages.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ask.napier.ac.uk\/article.php?id=642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student instructions managing their Moodle emails and for creating rules are available in this Ask Napier article.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How do I send urgent messages to students in Moodle?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/quickmail.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2041\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/quickmail-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"82\"><\/a>For urgent messages use Moodle\u2019s QuickMail block which will immediately send the message to their Outlook account.<br \/>\nIt is strongly advised to also post the message to the Announcements forum so there is a record of the message available for all students.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I use forums to send urgent messages?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/mail-now.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2042 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/mail-now-300x133.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/mail-now-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/mail-now.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This is not recommended because, by default, students receive forum messages as a daily digest in the evening. The digest is a single email containing all forum messages, which prevents students from receiving too many emails. However students can opt out of the digest to receive single emails immediately.&nbsp;Please note that the \u2018<strong>Mail now\u2019 option will only reach students who have opted out of the digest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to students opt out of the email digest?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/preferences.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2044\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/preferences-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/preferences-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/preferences-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>From their Moodle dashboard they should click on their name and select \u2018Preferences\u2019.&nbsp;In the next page they click \u2018Forum preferences\u2019.<br \/>\nFrom the email digest type drop-menu select \u2018No digest (single email per forum post)\u2019.&nbsp;Student instructions are available in this <a href=\"https:\/\/ask.napier.ac.uk\/article.php?id=642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask Napier article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/digest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2045 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/digest-300x41.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/digest-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/digest.png 629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How can students choose which forums to receive emails?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/subscription.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2047\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/subscription-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/subscription-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/subscription-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Forum subscriptions control whether students are notified by email when new messages are posted. The subscription type can be changed in the&nbsp; forum settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forced<\/strong> means students cannot unsubscribe and will always receive notifications. This is the default setting for the Announcements forum in every module, and can be changed by staff.<br \/>\n<strong>Optional<\/strong> means they are unsubscribed initially but can subscribe. This is the default for new forums.<br \/>\n<strong>Auto<\/strong> means students are initially subscribed but can unsubscribe if they wish.&nbsp;Consider using the Auto subscription setting to allow students to opt out of non-essential forums and to manage their email notifications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/unsubscribe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2048 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/unsubscribe-300x64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/unsubscribe-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/learningtechnologyhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2017\/12\/unsubscribe.png 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Students can unsubscribe from a forum by clicking the cog icon.&nbsp;Student instructions are available in this <a href=\"https:\/\/ask.napier.ac.uk\/article.php?id=642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask Napier article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How can students manage their Office 365 email inboxes?<\/h3>\n<p>Students can set up rules to automatically perform specific actions on messages as they arrive. This can be very helpful for managing Office 365 inboxes and is a skill that transfers to the work place.<\/p>\n<p>For instance students may wish to create folders and create a rule that automatically moves messages from Moodle there. Or they may wish create a rule that forwards certain email messages to a personal email address.<\/p>\n<p>Student guidelines for creating and using rules in Outlook can be found in this <a href=\"https:\/\/ask.napier.ac.uk\/article.php?id=128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask Napier article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reoccurring concern from students is the volume of unwanted emails in their University inbox which makes it harder for them to notice important messages. Busy email inboxes is a fact of life for everyone and we all make use of Outlook &#8216;rules&#8217; to manage incoming messages. 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