Improve the user experience with discussions to provide for more meaningful discourse among course participants

Status: Identified Submitted by Instructure on ‎02-05-2023 07:17 PM

Theme Overview

Improved interactions and flexibility in settings for discussions encourages deeper discourse, leading to more meaningful exchanges and opportunities to learn with and from other class participants.

What value could this provide to users?

  • Provide for more flexibility in viewing preferences
  • Update workflows to be more efficient and limit clicks
  • Improve the interface to include clear calls to action and improved usability
  • Improve student interaction and timelines for participation through added capability of multiple due dates or checkpoints
  • Improved grading and feedback workflows
  • Additional reporting options to understand user activity and edit history
  • More granular settings and role permissions within discussions
  • Better default controls and actions

Referenced Ideas

[Discussions] allow teachers to restore teacher-deleted replies to a discussion Submitted by: nsheetz
[Discussions] Video Discussion Options Submitted by: mcordes1
[Discussions] Elevate Logging of Discussion Edits Submitted by: froye001
[Discussions] Mention @everyone in a Canvas Discussion in order to trigger a notification Submitted by: koranskm
[Discussions] Save all text entered into Discussion replies. Submitted by: JedKeenan
[Discussions] Thread Live Updating Submitted by: STARSHIP21
[Discussions] Open/Close All Discussions Submitted by: LukeWiseman
[Discussions] Display of anonymous options for discussion forums Submitted by: hburgiel
[Discussions] Randomize replies to discussion prompt Submitted by: GregoryBeyrer
[Discussions] Prompt instructor to check course setting when using "Users must post before seeing replies" setting Submitted by: Tasha_Biesinger
[Discussions] - Unread - Viewing a Reply - Functionality & Aesthetic Submitted by: constructive_iq
[Discussions] Canvas Discussions: Lock threads until a post is made Submitted by: jim_shaffer1
[Discussions] Do not automatically mark as read Submitted by: PeterBransche
[Discussions] agree / disagree in Discussions Submitted by: JBMaurice
[Permissions] - moderate permission for Groups Submitted by: adamboyce
[Discussions] Visibility of instructor replies to discussions Submitted by: Steven_S
[Speedgrader] Canvas grading of discussion groups participants should be available inside the group Submitted by: deval_popat
[Discussions] Integrate emojis in the rich text editor in discussions Submitted by: JBMaurice
[Discussions] Group Discussions Reply to all Groups needed for teachers Submitted by: ADuncan23
[Discussions] Sort discussion posts option: alphabetical order Submitted by: audrey_p
[Discussions] Discussion Board attachments Submitted by: fkolarz
[Discussions] Discussion Post Reply Box Submitted by: kcg
[Discussions] Students Organise Discussions into Topics or Folders Submitted by: dominiquel
[Assignments] Automatic Grading Submitted by: psf16
[Discussions] Add "Reply" Function to Speedgrader Submitted by: jrs294
[Discussions] Modify Discussion Forums to be more like an in class Discussion Submitted by: pmercier
[Gradebook Settings] Allow discussion to not count towards final grade Submitted by: lshulman
[Discussions] Show discussion edits as "new" Submitted by: lshulman
[Discussions] Discussion Post Revision History Submitted by: james_dannibale
[Discussions] Separate "Edit" and "Delete" discussion permissions Submitted by: lshulman
[Discussions] See all of a student's posts together Submitted by: david8
[Discussions] Display Discussion Rubrics by Default Submitted by: isaac_piercy
[Discussions] Attach multiple files to a discussion reply Submitted by: dgautreau
[External Tools] Enable Turnitin for Discussion Posts Submitted by: tlake2
[Discussions] Subject Lines for Discussions Submitted by: snugent
[Discussions] Allow teachers to subscribe to a group discussion Submitted by: Laura_Orsetti
[Discussions] Option for setting a number of discussion posts required before being flagged for grading Submitted by: 1086095
[Discussions] Grading Discussion in the Discussion Stream Submitted by: lmielke
[Discussions] Multiple Due Dates (checkpoints) for Discussions Submitted by: chriswhite

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