To access Forum Management, click on the Forum Mgmt link in the Bulletin Board menu bar. The Forum Management screen will appear in a new browser window. A public forum is accessible by all members of a course. Any member can read or post messages to such a forum. A private forum is essentially invisible to non-members.
Private fora are useful when a class has been divided into presentation groups.
Let's start by creating a new public forum. Click on the New Forum button. The Create New Forum screen is replaced by a message indicating you were successful in creating a new forum. Now click the Continue button. Let's go through how to add members to a private forum.