{"id":7051,"date":"2018-06-29T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=7051"},"modified":"2018-06-29T15:25:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T14:25:36","slug":"canvas-highlights-discussions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/06\/29\/canvas-highlights-discussions\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas highlights 7: Discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Discussion boards are a common feature of VLEs, supporting the collaborative exploration of ideas and understanding that plays a central role on the development of knowledge. Canvas Discussions offer a rich set of options and a clean, highly usable interface.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A tutor’s view of a Canvas Discussion topic, showing information icons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tutors and students will be able to see how many posts have been added and how many they have yet to read. Everyone can also subscribe to the Discussion, by clicking the green ribbon icon. Subscribing means you will be notified of any new contributions.\u00a0Notifications reduce the chance of missing contributions that you would find relevant or would like the opportunity to respond to in a timely manner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Writing a contribution to a discussion uses Canvas’ rich content editor, which means that you and your students can add all kinds of media content to your posts. As a tutor you can attach files from your computer and you can extend this capability to students, through the discussion settings. You can also place links to other module locations or content (such as assignments or seminar notes) directly within the discussion post.<\/p>\n