Enhancements are coming to the Canvas Discussions tool on Monday, May 13! As part of the Canvas Discussions Redesign project, next week you’ll see many new features that will help promote a more interactive, collaborative discussion environment in your course. Below is a linked video highlighting all the new features, including accessibility improvements and anonymous discussions. These updates are coming just in time for your summer courses!
Video on New Features in Discussions Redesign
New features outlined in video:
- Accessibility improvements
- Fully responsive and mobile friendly, providing seamless experience across devices
- Anonymous discussions, fully and partially anonymous to choose whether to allow students to hide or reveal their identity
- Flexible viewing options: Choose between split screen and inline view for discussion threads
- Revamped sorting and filtering options and enhanced search functionality
- Instructor recognition within thread
- Directly @ mention users
- Quote previous replies
- View edit history of student’s response
- Ability for students to report inappropriate or offensive replies