As I see it, there are 2 big, substantive big problems with the redesign: I.  The redesign HIDES replies by default, making it unlikely students will read them!  This is effectively a negative nudge a...

The point is that the redesign takes away substantive instructor options. That some of your discussion assignments haven't been hurt by the change doesn't matter; what matters is that many of ...

The "must post before seeing other posts" actually compounds the problem; remember the students at risk here are the struggling, time-crunched, or lazy students who likely haven't read the...

This should be the default.  Students WILL NOT press an extra button to see more things to read.  Do not make students jump through hoops.  

As I see it, there are 3 big problems with the redesign: First, and most problematically, the forums now appear to hide Replies by default.  Canvas now has an [Expand Threads/Collapse Threads] button...

I noticed the Summary button yesterday, and thankfully found out this was not available to students. This "feature" needs to be removed. Generative AI might have it's uses, but there is no...

The point is that the redesign takes away substantive instructor options. That some of your discussion assignments haven't been hurt by the change doesn't matter; what matters is that many of ...

This needs to be the DEFAULT. Read Thaler & Sunstein's work on Nudging. https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/0300122233 Here's a short article by Sunstein w...

The "must post before seeing other posts" actually compounds the problem; remember the students at risk here are the struggling, time-crunched, or lazy students who likely haven't read the...

This should be the default.  Students WILL NOT press an extra button to see more things to read.  Do not make students jump through hoops.