Discussion Post

[LisaWild]

Is there any way that the discussion post threads could be automatically expanded instead of having to click on each top of the discussion board to have this done manually each time? It is one extra step that I have to do every time I go to the discussion board and I would imagine everyone is having to look at the replies?

[greydon · Accepted solution]

Hello @LisaWild 

Are you talking about grading a discussion in speedgrader? By default, the student posts should populate in speedgrader per student. If it doesn't show and says "view full discussion" it may be a way you set it up. Is it a group discussion? Are all students in the appropriate group? If a student was left out but still replied, their posts won't populate in speedgrader. If you're not talking about speedgrader at all, you just mean threaded reply posts? It may depend on the discussions that are set up at the admin level. If threaded replies do not automatically populate in full, unfortunately you may just need to click "view replies" to populate them. Some discussions have hundreds and hundreds of replies and this is to save space and loading times. You may want to speak with your institution or Canvas Support directly who can look at the specifics of these discussions and the setup on an admin level. 

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-contact-Canvas-Support/ta-p/389767 

[gcako]

No. This reply does not help. The question is about the discussion forums and not grading.

Expanded Threads not Automatic: The discussion layout automatically hides the threads when working on a computer. In order to see all the threads of every conversation I am force to click “Expand Threads” at the top each time I visit the discussion area. Expanded threads used to be the default. How can we go back to expanded threads?

also:

Sorting Issues: It automatically sorts with the most recent at the top. But the most recent thread bumps to the top if someone replies recently. As a result it is confusing to see what student originally posted and in what order. Before Canvas sorted the threads by initial post, which is standard in any discussion forum online such as Reddit or Quora or any LMS. How can we have this changed back? To re-sort I have to click the “sort” area at the top, but this needs to be done ach time I enter the discussion area. Also, when you click sort it removes any previous selection to “expand threads”. Very frustrating.