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Discussions in Canvas In-Person / Online

Overview

This session will introduce instructors to Canvas Discussions. Canvas Discussions are used in many ways to help meet the pedagogical goals of students. In this session, participants will learn all about the new Discussion redesign and how to create and use Discussions for engagement.

Session Outline

Session Topic

Topic Descriptions   

What and Why
 
  • Introductions
  • Agenda Review
  • What & Why

Understanding and Creating Discussions
 
  • Discussion Index Page 
  • Discussion Settings & Options 
  • Ungraded 
    • Anonymous options 
  • Graded 
    • Group Discussions 
    • Peer Reviews 
    • Enable Podcast Feed 
  • Published Discussions
    • Adding a Rubric
  • Student View 

Grading Discussions
 
  • Speedgrader 
  • Options 
  • Comments

Discussions Helps
 
  • Discussion Board Ideas
  • Use different Rubrics for different activities 
  • Discussion Duplication (for Accommodation) 
  • AI Translations
  • Summaries 

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Important Notes
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Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
9:15am - 10:45am
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
SLE 320 Collaborative Classroom
Categories:
  Learning Management System (LMS)     LMS Migration  

Registration is required. There are 17 in-person seats available. There are 2 online seats available.

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