This article is for Faculty who would like to view and understand how their students will experience their Discussions in Canvas.
1. Examining Discussions in Student View
1.1. Select a Discussion from a Module in Faculty View
Open the discussion by clicking on its name inside of the module.
1.2. Observe the Discussion in Faculty View
In faculty view, selecting the three dot kebab in the upper right corner allows faculty several options. Notice that Show Rubric is displayed. In this example, a faculty member has provided a rubric to students to see how they will be assessed. Selecting Show Rubric will display the rubric as a pop up in the middle of the screen. Faculty can select the Publish button and set the discussion to an unpublished status as long as there are no replies. Selecting the Edit button allows faculty to configure discussion settings.
Note the view above shows the Discussion with the Discussions/Announcements Redesign feature preview disabled. Faculty can select Settings in Course Navigation > select Feature Options > and either enable or disable the redesign by selecting the green checkmark or red x icon, whichever is showing. View this article with steps about How to use the discussion redesign.
1.3. Observe Your Discussion in Student View
Select the Student View button in the upper right corner of the discussion.
In student view, when the users select the three dot kebab in the upper right corner, it will display an option to View a Rubric (if faculty attached one); if not, selecting the three dot kebab will show the option to Mark All as Read. The user can click into the Reply box at the bottom to enter a text submission. This discussion is set to only show peer replies to those who have first contemplated the prompt and posted first.
The Reply option will not be available for students or faculty in student view if a discussion is inside a locked module. Please see: Viewing a Locked Discussion to learn more.
To learn more about the student view of Canvas discussion boards with the Discussions/Announcements Redesign feature preview enabled, read Preparing to Post a Text Reply to a Discussion in Canvas. To learn how to enable or disable the Discussions/Announcements Redesign feature preview in your course, see this article about How to use the discussion redesign. Keep in mind, that enabling/disabling the discussion redesign feature affects all the discussions in your course.
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