{"id":279,"date":"2024-10-08T16:55:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T16:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/?p=279"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:10:04","slug":"discussions-redesign-on-july-20-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/discussions-redesign-on-july-20-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussions Redesign on July 20, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Saturday, July 20, 2024, Instructure (the folks who make Canvas) pushed out a new redesign for Discussion topics and Announcements within your courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This enhancement aimed to improve teachers’ and students’ experiences by offering new customizations and interactive components, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Role labels to help students identify users with instructor-based roles in courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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    • Flexible viewing options to view discussion topics in an inline or split view screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • @ Mentions to tag other users in discussion replies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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      • Quotes allows users to quote other user replies as part of their own discussion reply<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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        • Reply reporting allows users to report replies as inappropriate or offensive<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Anonymous discussions allow instructors to create discussion posts where students have the option to reply anonymously<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Enhanced searching and sorting capabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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