I looked back at the multi-year discussion thread on this feature (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/Order-Discussion-Posts-from-Newest-to-Oldest/idi-p/378110#comments), and it is ...

In general, I try to teach students to be succinct and direct in their communications.  It would be helpful to add word/character counters to the typing boxes and to give instructors the ability to se...

The changes imply we want a simpler tool, but many of us want a more nuanced and complete tool.  I concur that the discussion feature is a failure for courses that ask students to start a thread withi...

The side button that is green for unread and clear for completed reading -- can that be larger and/or stand out more clearly?  I imagine that speck is frustrating for someone with vision impairment.

I looked back at the multi-year discussion thread on this feature (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/Order-Discussion-Posts-from-Newest-to-Oldest/idi-p/378110#comments), and it is ...

The side button that is green for unread and clear for completed reading -- can that be larger and/or stand out more clearly?  I imagine that speck is frustrating for someone with vision impairment.

In general, I try to teach students to be succinct and direct in their communications.  It would be helpful to add word/character counters to the typing boxes and to give instructors the ability to se...

The changes imply we want a simpler tool, but many of us want a more nuanced and complete tool.  I concur that the discussion feature is a failure for courses that ask students to start a thread withi...