Canvas LMS Instructor Guide

How do I view a discussion thread as an instructor?

If your discussion allows threaded replies, you can view them inline or in a split screen sidebar.

Notes:

If the discussion does not allow threaded replies, there are no discussion threads to view.
If the anonymous discussion option is enabled for the discussion, student names and profile pictures do not display. However, as an instructor, your name and profile picture is visible to all course members.
If there are no discussion submissions, you can edit the anonymity details.
When the IgniteAI Translations for Discussions & Announcements feature option is enabled at the course level, you can access AI-supported translations for Discussions.

00:07: How do I view a discussion thread as an instructor?

00:10: In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

00:14: Click the title of the discussion.

00:17: View the discussion topic.

00:20: When viewing inline discussion thread replies, you can collapse and expand

00:24: the discussion threads by clicking the Expand Threads and Collapse Threads buttons.

00:29: When a discussion thread replies collapsed, you can view the reply.

00:33: Indicators showing the number of unread and total replies.

00:37: To expand the discussion thread replies in line.

00:41: Click the number of replies link.

00:44: View the read and unread replies

00:47: To view threaded replies options, click the Options icon.

00:50: You can mark replies as read or unread, mark threaded

00:55: replies as read or unread, return to the topic,

00:57: edit the reply, reply by quoting the reply, delete

01:01: the reply, open the reply in SpeedGrader, or report the reply.

01:07: To view threaded replies in a split screen

01:09: sidebar, click the View Split Screen button.

01:13: When viewing split screen discussion, thread replies, you can collapse and

01:17: expand the discussion thread replies. Sidebar, when a discussion thread replies

01:22: collapsed, you can view the reply. Indicators showing the number of unread and total

01:26: replies. To expand the discussion thread replies.

01:30: Sidebar, click the number of replies link.

01:33: When viewing split screen discussion thread replies, you can collapse

01:37: and expand the discussion thread replies sidebar. When a

01:41: discussion thread reply is collapsed, you can view the reply indicators showing

01:45: the number of unread and total replies.

01:49: View the read and unread replies.

01:52: To view, threaded, replies options, click the options icon.

01:55: You can Mark replies as read or unread, Mark, threaded replies

02:00: as read or unread return to the topic. Edit the reply, delete the reply,

02:04: open the reply, and speed grader, or report the reply.

02:08: To collapse the discussion thread replies sidebar, click the Close icon.

02:14: This guide covered how to view a discussion thread as an instructor.

Open Discussions

Open Discussions

In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

Open Discussion

Open Discussion

Click the title of the discussion.

View Discussion

View Discussion

View the discussion topic.

View Inline Discussion Thread Replies

View Inline Discussion Thread Replies

When viewing inline discussion thread replies, you can collapse and expand the discussion threads by clicking the Expand Threads and Collapse Threads buttons. When a discussion thread reply is collapsed, you can view the reply indicators showing the number of unread and total replies.

To expand the discussion thread replies inline, click the # of replies link.

View Inline Discussion Thread

View the read and unread replies [1].

To view threaded replies options, click the Options icon [2]. You can mark replies as read/unread, mark threaded replies as read/unread, return to the topic, edit the reply, reply by quoting the reply, delete the reply, open the reply in SpeedGrader, or report the reply.

View Split Screen Discussion Thread Replies

View Split Screen Discussion Thread Replies

To view threaded replies in a split screen sidebar, click the View Split Screen button.

View Split Screen Discussion Thread

When viewing split screen discussion thread replies, you can collapse and expand the discussion thread replies sidebar. When a discussion thread reply is collapsed, you can view the reply indicators showing the number of unread and total replies.

To expand the discussion thread replies sidebar, click the # of replies link [1].

View the read and unread replies [2].

To view threaded replies options, click the Options icon [3]. You can mark replies as read/unread, mark threaded replies as read/unread, return to the topic, edit the reply, delete the reply, open the reply in SpeedGrader, or report the reply.

To collapse the discussion thread replies sidebar, click the Close icon [4].

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