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All faculty, staff and students have the ability to enable Discussions Redesign in Canvas.
How do I enable Discussions Redesign in Canvas and what are the new features?
- When enabled in your course, Discussions Redesign displays for all discussions and all users in your course.
- Directions to enable Discussions Redesign in Canvas.
How do I create a discussion using Discussions Redesign as an instructor?
- This question outlines various options to customize a discussion for your course.
- Directions: How to create a discussion.
How do I view a rubric for a discussion in Discussions Redesign as an instructor?
- You can add a rubric to a graded discussion to help students understand expectations for the discussion and how you intend to score their replies.
- If you have added a rubric to a discussion, you can view the rubric in Discussions Redesign, or you can create a new rubric.
How do I view and sort discussion replies in Discussions Redesign as an instructor?
- You can view all replies in a discussion by scrolling or searching content. You can also search for discussion replies and copy a direct link to a discussion reply.
- Learn more about discussion replies.
How do I like a reply in a course discussion in Discussions Redesign as an instructor?
- You can allow students to like replies in a discussion. If a discussion allows liking, users will see a Like icon within each discussion reply.
- If you have allowed liking for a course discussion, you can like discussion replies by following these instructions.
How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread in Discussions Redesign as an instructor?
- By default, the icon next to all unread discussion replies is removed as you scroll down the page. You can override this default by following these instructions.
- Learn more about marking discussion replies.
How do I mention a user in a discussion reply in Discussions Redesign as an instructor?
- You can mention a user in a discussion reply in Discussions Redesign. Note: Mentioning users is not supported in anonymous discussions.
- Learn more about mentioning a user in a discussion reply.
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