I copied my course over from Spring 2023, but my Fall 2023 Discussion Posts no longer have a read/unread button by the student's post nor are there boxes surrounding each student's post. Did I miss a setting or is this something new?
Hi @Pturnbull ,
Great question! It sounds like the discussions redesign was turned on for your Canvas instance or course. This is an improved UI experience for discussions. Here is guide that does a high level overview. The functionality to mark posts as read/unread has not gone away, it is just in a new place! Here you can find a guide that shows you how to do so.
Be sure to also check out some of the cool new functionality as well, like tagging users so they get a notification and anonymous discussions.
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