How do I set Ranking and Badges for Forum users?
The Rank option allows instructors a number of options:
- identify students based on the number of times they post (helpful in keeping track of most and least active users).
- Award badges to identify users based on their number of Forum posts.
- Allow teaching staff, TAs or other site administrators to escape the ranking process by identifying them with a special ranking and/or badge unrelated to the number of posts they might have created.
Note: Students can see the ranking and/or badges of other students.
Note: The Rankings (and Badges) for students are based on the number of ALL of their posts (Conversations and Replies) on ALL of the Forums on the site.
Option 1 (Student Ranking) - Name the Rank, select "Rank based on post count threshold", enter a number of posts for that rank.
Option 1 (Student Ranking) - (Optional) - To add a badge to the ranking, click on the Rank Image Browse button.
Option 1 (Student Ranking) - (Optional) - Select the image and click Open.
This returns the display to the add new rank page.
Note: Instructors can download the images used in this example (and others) at: https://tufts.box.com/s/gloqcax7rscctgiimovzusq19gvb5o3k
Option 1 (Student Ranking) - Click Update.
Option 2 (Admin) - Click Add Rank, name the Rank, select Special rank assigned to selected site member(s), click Add individuals
Option 2 (Admin) -Select the individual(s), then click Update Individuals
Option 2 (Admin) - (Optional) - To add a Badge, click on the Rank Image Browse button.
Option 2 (Admin) - (Optional) - Select the image file, then click Open
This returns the display to the add new ranking page.
Note: Instructors can download the images used in this example (and others) at: https://tufts.box.com/s/gloqcax7rscctgiimovzusq19gvb5o3k