As I see it, there are 2 big, substantive big problems with the redesign: I.  The redesign HIDES replies by default, making it unlikely students will read them!  This is effectively a negative nudge a...

The point is that the redesign takes away substantive instructor options. That some of your discussion assignments haven't been hurt by the change doesn't matter; what matters is that many of the disc...

The "must post before seeing other posts" actually compounds the problem; remember the students at risk here are the struggling, time-crunched, or lazy students who likely haven't read the instruction...

This should be the default.  Students WILL NOT press an extra button to see more things to read.  Do not make students jump through hoops.  

As I see it, there are 3 big problems with the redesign: First, and most problematically, the forums now appear to hide Replies by default.  Canvas now has an [Expand Threads/Collapse Threads] button...

The point is that the redesign takes away substantive instructor options. That some of your discussion assignments haven't been hurt by the change doesn't matter; what matters is that many of the disc...

This needs to be the DEFAULT. Read Thaler & Sunstein's work on Nudging. https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/0300122233 Here's a short article by Sunstein with a public...

The "must post before seeing other posts" actually compounds the problem; remember the students at risk here are the struggling, time-crunched, or lazy students who likely haven't read the instruction...

This should be the default.  Students WILL NOT press an extra button to see more things to read.  Do not make students jump through hoops.  

As I see it, there are 2 big, substantive big problems with the redesign: I.  The redesign HIDES replies by default, making it unlikely students will read them!  This is effectively a negative nudge a...