I absolutely HATE the new discussion board format.  It hides replies and each time you enter a board you have to hit expand threads to see them. We lost the black dots that indicated unread posts so n...

This is a helpful thread.  I found using a different browser helped but we cannot ask students to switch browsers or refresh their pages.  I hope this can be fixed.  Wendy

I have found the Weekly/Unit overviews very helpful for laying out a road map for that unit.  I break the week into days/groups of days to encourage them to stay active in the class and not post at 11...

Since I/we have no choice I am gradually adjusting to this new format but yes, I think the developers focus too much on the bells and whistles and making procedures more complex, that acknowledging th...

I completely agree.  Each time I go in, I have to click again to expand the threads.  Students are not going to do this and thereby miss posts from their fellow students and the instructor, as well as...

I posted this under a different reply but here is what I said: Yes, you can control whether the system automatically marks posts as being read simply by scrolling by them (dangerous if you want to rea...

Yes, you can control whether the system automatically marks posts as being read simply by scrolling by them (dangerous if you want to read one again) and you can turn it off. That is under Settings on...

Since I/we have no choice I am gradually adjusting to this new format but yes, I think the developers focus too much on the bells and whistles and making procedures more complex, that acknowledging th...

Yes, I reposted that I could see (barely) the dots representing unread posts.  My initial post was incorrect on that count. And the expand button works but you have to reset it every time you go into ...

Quick update:  the black dot representing unread does appear but it is obscured by the circle image of the student so is harder to see than in the old one.  Because they have to hit a lot more options...