[Discussions] Multiple Due Dates (checkpoints) for Discussions

[chriswhite]

This idea has been developed and is On Canvas Beta •  How do I access the Canvas beta environment?

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With the way that many schools set up forum discussions and require "check-ins" to the forum throughout the week, it would be great if we could include multiple due dates in the discussion activities. For instance, I have classes that require everyone respond to the prompt by Thursday night and respond to at least 2 peers by the following Sunday. Being able to remind students that they have responses due, especially if we could scatter responses over multiple days, would likely increase participation.

[dhawley]

Yes, this is needed! 

[jeremy_winn]

Not just for discussions, this is pretty useful for larger ASSIGNMENTS as well.  This has been an ask for at least a decade...  Instructure, why isn't this a thing yet?  Too much time allocated to making unpopular RCE updates?

[doug_romine]

This would be a great feature to add, thanks!

[blong]

This is much needed at our institution as well!  This would resolve half of the emails I receive each quarter.

[sukirti_ranade]

Please add this feature, many faculty have requested this feature for discussions. It will make life easier for faculty and students.

[thatcher_bohrma]

The Harmonize DB by 42 lines does this.

[bryan_tayman]

Love this idea...would like to see it applied to Assignments as well.  Esp. powerful during writing process when students/teachers are going to be working on a single product in multiple stages.

[jcellswo]

I'm very surprised (and disappointed) to find that this still has not been made a feature after almost 6 years. It seems like a no-brainer that students would need one reminder to post and another to reply. Teachers also need a way to grade those two steps separately. Please add this ASAP.

[rnead]

Yes! This would be amazing. I think the developers would need to create a formula. Something like 1 post = due date 1, 2 or most post - due date 2. I think the issue from the developing end would be the linking of the due dates since there would be two (or maybe more) listed within a particular discussion.

[montgomery1]

Yes, please make multiple due dates possible in Discussions. Students see that it is "due" on the last day and they fail to do the initial post two days prior.