Can instructor create different threads within a discussion forum?

[qnguyen]

Can instructor create different threads within a discussion forum?

In Blackboard you would have option to create different threads within 1 discussion, then students can reply to the Thread they want .

For example: Discussion Week 1 has

- Introduce yourselves thread

- Q&A

- .....

Thanks

[Robbie_Grant · Accepted solution]

 @qnguyen ​,

The Canvas Discussion tool sees one topic as one "thread."  Therefore, you would create:

Discussion week 1 - Introduce yourself

Discussion week 1 - Q & A

Discussion week 1 - etc.

These would each be stand alone discussion topics.

Robbie

[mjohnson3]

What Robbie said...  Bb has a 3 tiered discussion system (Forum, Discussion, Response) where Canvas only has 2 tiers (Discussion, Response).  It is an adjustment when you move over, but it works just as well.  (But make sure allow threaded replies is enabled or it is a mess)