In the topic you want to add a forum to, click on the Add an activity... list (if you don't see this option, then check that you have editing turned on). Select Forum from the list:
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2. Leave the Forum type as Standard forum for general use. There's more on the different types of forum, later in this chapter.
3. Give your new forum a name and a brief introduction:
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4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and press the Save and display button. And that's it, we're done:
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Following these simple instructions, we now have a new forum in our course, where students can discuss what they think made last year's poster project such a winner. I appreciate that there are a few configuration options I've missed out, but remember that our task is to get our course up and running with the minimum of fuss.