We're thinking of turning on discussion checkpoints, but we don't have Modernized Speedgrader, Enhanced Rubrics, or Enhanced Assignments turned on yet.
Has anyone in that situation experienced bugs with checkpoints?
Good Afternoon @venitk ! I am Cam Mosley, a CSM with Instructure.
From my experience working with my territory of schools, I have not had anyone reach out with bug/glitch issues! With that being said, I also have not had anyone comeback and ask to have the feature turned off due to issues that they have experienced. Note: you can have the Discussion Checkpoints feature enabled in the Beta/Test Instances if you would like to test it out in those without causing disruption to your Production Instance.
I hope that this helps! Please reach out to your Dedicated Instructure CSM for more information and next steps!
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