Discussion Board Save as Draft Feature

[hidera]

It would be a great idea to add a "save draft" feature in the discussion board reply posts.  This would allow learners to begin and update their work as the week progresses and avoid the back and forth of cut and paste from a .doc or other source.  Suggesting as a student and staff.  Is available tool on other LMS. 

[Allie_Dilts]

Hi @hidera, 

Thanks for submitting your idea! I've opened it for conversation. 

Thanks, 

Allie 

[Steven_S]

Any option created to save a draft should be combined with an auto post at the due time. 

Although there is not a way to save a draft (without keeping a window open) there is an autosave when the rich content editor is enabled that will keep an unposted response available for a short time if you navigate away on accident. 

There is also a way to edit prior posts, although many instructors turn that off to reduce opportunities for cheating.  A draft option would let students work on their own initial post without revealing posts hidden by the requirement to post before seeing other replies.

[PerkyPerkins]

I'm not sure if you guys work for the School, or Canvas proper but Canvas needs do design an (automatic) "Save Draft" function into the "Discussion" BBS system, so if this happens again the student doesn't lose two or three hours ( or maybe even more - I was doing related research when my manuscript was purged from the input field.I lost a WHOLE DAY Composition time.)

The Help Desk couldn't seem to help me:

" Logan L (9/6/2021, 12:48:31 PM): Hi Steve! How can I help you

today? Steve (9/6/2021, 12:48:50 PM): You guys hung up on me while

I was typing. Steve (9/6/2021, 12:49:03 PM): Case 08005629 Steve

(9/6/2021, 12:49:15 PM): Do you have the field information? Steve

(9/6/2021, 12:51:24 PM): \" Tesigan G (9/6/2021, 12:28:35 PM): Hi

Steve ('Perky')! How can I help you today? Steve ('Perky')

(9/6/2021, 12:29:15 PM): I have a discussion Post Assignment that

I was working on... Steve ('Perky') (9/6/2021, 12:30:01 PM): I

noticed that I accidently was posting it as a Reply in the wrong

module. Tesigan G (9/6/2021, 12:30:19 PM): Thank you for the

information. Steve ('Perky') (9/6/2021, 12:31:01 PM): I copied and

pasted it to the right field in the next module, then got

distracted as I was working on it... Tesigan G (9/6/2021, 12:32:02

PM): Okay Steve ('Perky') (9/6/2021, 12:32:41 PM): I did not push

the 'Post' button because I thought I'd be right back... (and

there is no \\\"Save Draft\\\" function). Steve ('Perky')

(9/6/2021, 12:33:42 PM): When I came back to resume my work, (it

took a few hours to compose - with embedded photographs and such.

Steve ('Perky') (9/6/2021, 12:34:16 PM): IT WAS GONE - The field

information had been purged from the field Tesigan G (9/6/2021,

12:34:20 PM): Kindly provide the name of the course and the name

of the discussion. Steve ('Perky') (9/6/2021, 12:35:38 PM): hang

on... \\n Intro to Technical Drawing 70588-831 Tesigan G

(9/6/2021, 12:36:24 PM): Thank you.\" Steve (9/6/2021, 12:52:18

PM): I was in the process of requesting an undelete operation or a

retrival of the field information Logan L (9/6/2021, 12:54:03 PM):

Sorry to hear that you are having this issue. Steve (9/6/2021,

12:55:01 PM): The Name of the deleted discussion post (posted as a

reply to a message date-stamped 5 Sept 2021 @ 8:43PM) was \"Module

2 Discussion Assignment\" Logan L (9/6/2021, 12:55:45 PM):

Unfortunately you will not be able to retrieve the information

already typed Logan L (9/6/2021, 12:56:22 PM): Canvas does not

save automatically Steve (9/6/2021, 12:56:47 PM): It had been

SAVED (in Module 2) but deleted so I could post it in Module 3's

MAIN discussion field. Steve (9/6/2021, 12:57:33 PM): Can you

recover the deleted Saved copy in Module 2 for me Logan L

(9/6/2021, 12:58:15 PM): Give me a moment while I have a look

please. Steve (9/6/2021, 12:59:12 PM): The Deleted post was date-

stamped 6 Sept 2021 at 9:59AM Logan L (9/6/2021, 1:01:49 PM):

thanks I am checking Steve (9/6/2021, 1:10:00 PM): Are You still

there? Logan L (9/6/2021, 1:11:04 PM): yes but I am not seeing the

deleted post Steve (9/6/2021, 1:14:31 PM): The Deleted Post would

be a REPLY TO (Student) Perky Perkins - the Sept 5 Post I

mentioned.\n Is there a way for you to do an undelete or an undo

and just repost it to Module 2? T Steve (9/6/2021, 1:15:27 PM):

The Initial Post Is still up on the BBS Logan L (9/6/2021, 1:17:08

PM): Give me a moment while I have a look please. Steve (9/6/2021,

1:17:21 PM): sure Logan L (9/6/2021, 1:18:10 PM): Please provide a

link to the assignment Steve (9/6/2021, 1:20:51 PM): OK Hang on...

Can I send you a screenshot? Steve (9/6/2021, 1:23:20 PM): Still

looking... Logan L (9/6/2021, 1:23:27 PM): I need the URL Steve

(9/6/2021, 1:25:50 PM):

https://ccsf.instructure.com/courses/43869/discussion_topics/64886

4\nThe 'Post' was a\"reply\" post to the LAST post in the Main

'\"Reply\" queue. Steve (9/6/2021, 1:28:02 PM): Can I send a

screenshot to you somehow\nHere's a link to it:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aqvw0wSR5oNXlyMkocdCWGUE8QzV Logan L

(9/6/2021, 1:29:28 PM): I am Sorry but we are unable to retrieve

it Mary N (9/6/2021, 1:38:08 PM): Hi Steve! How can I help you

today?"

[KendraLink]

There has got to be a way that the discussion box text does not wipe out and then not being able to retrieve it.  I have texted my homework assignment out almost finished and the next thing I know it's gone  Now I have to do the whole thing when I'm on a schedule. I don't think you want students to start complaining about their homework assignments on canvas aren't functioning properly. Do you think that's a well-based function on canvas? Please help the students to keep what they complete. Thank You

[KendraLink]

Please help keep the text in the Discussion box keep what we complete

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