Please compare Canvas discussions with Blackboard discussions

[susan_kauffman]

So, if a student wants to participate in a Blackboard discussion, they Create a Thread.

Is it correct that if they want to participate in a Canvas discussion, they Reply to the original question? And that this Reply is the same as and Initial Post in Blackboard? Thanks!

[kmeeusen]

Hi  @susan_kauffman  

You summed it up perfectly.

You can learn more about Discussions at (student and teacher perspectives):

• Canvas Instructor Guide - Discussions Chapter
• Canvas Student Guide - Discussions Chapter

I hope this proves helpful,

Kelley

[susan_kauffman]

Thanks, Kelley,

I'm actually not finding the Guides all that useful because the terminology is purely Canvas. I'll need to look for a Blackboard to Canvas transition guide. But telling me I summed it up perfectly did help to confirm what I eventually figured out by trial and error. I appreciate your help!

[Stef_retired]

 @susan_kauffman  here's a slightly belated  Welcome to the Canvas Community! While I'm not aware of a comparison document specific to discussions, we have some general comparison and migration resources that might help:

Before You Migrate Courses From Blackboard to Canvas 

https://community.canvaslms.com/groups/lms-migration/blog/2019/04/18/preparing-your-canvas-tying-it-... 

[susan_kauffman]

Oh, wonderful, Stefanie! I'll take a look at those.

[StevenLewis]

Blackboard discussion has 4 levels of organization:

1. Blackboard Discussion Board

2. Forums

3. Posts

4. Threaded replies to posts

a. without quoting

b. with quoting

Canvas is missing #1 and #2 and #4b.