Discussions Overview

  TILLING THE SOIL


Discussions allow instructors to create dynamic asynchronous discussions for their students in Canvas.


  PLANTING AND PRUNING


Discussions are a very flexible tool. 

  • Graded or ungraded: Choose to use discussions for ungraded conversations - such as a Q & A -  or for graded discussions
  • Customizable: Require students to submit their work before they see peer work, choose to allow students to edit/delete their posts 

Some additional ideas for using Discussions are:

  • Don't have to be text-based. Discussion replies are created in the Rich Content Editor, so your prompt and student responses do not have to be limited to only written work. Students can submit podcasts, files, images, audio/video submissions, and more!
  • Easy to duplicate Discussions from the selector icon in Modules
  • Don't miss a thing by subscribing to individual discussions and be notified if a new post is made 
  • Add a rubric for clear student expectations and easy grading 

  DIGGING DEEPER


Need more information? Check out this Canvas Guide: 

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