[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?

For more information, please read through the Canvas Release Notes (2025-01-18) 

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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.

[B_Larsen]

How is this still not a thing? We've been asking for it from Canvas for 7+ years.

[JK16]

Please add this feature! Having two due dates would make the Discussions feature much more functional for students and teachers. We need Discussions to work. People's posts on this for many years have described why it's so necessary. Please help us with this! Thank you.

[baldwinsh]

@jscello for my discussion boards, the rubric asks if the initial post was made at the beginning of the week and if replies were made by the end of the week.  Maybe setting up your rubric to encompass both of these would help with your need to be able to grade the post and the responses instead of having them separate?

By I absolutely agree with you that there needs to be two due dates!  There are several assignments where two due dates would come in very handy.  Discussion boards are obvious ones, but there are other instances where multiple due dates could be beneficial.

[trose1]

Yes, PLEASE (as an option to add more than one due date to the same graded discussion). I am not dealing with children but, rather, busy professionals who would benefit from mid-week reminders that they can't save all of their interaction for the weekend.

[alexandra_dimak]

We need this! Please make it happen, Canvas!

[curtisc716]

I need this! Would be great to scaffold this

[PosterNutbag]

Yes please, this would be fantastic!

[rnewton5]

This is a great idea, consistent with distributed practice. Much needed update!

[gsmith13]

Can this PLEASE be added!

[ralves1]

I really could use this functionality as well as multiple due dates assignments.