{"id":860,"date":"2024-11-13T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/teaching-innovation\/?p=860"},"modified":"2024-11-19T09:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:47:13","slug":"new-in-canvas-multiple-due-date-discussions-checkpoints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/teaching-innovation\/2024\/11\/13\/new-in-canvas-multiple-due-date-discussions-checkpoints\/","title":{"rendered":"New in Canvas: Multiple Due Date Discussions with Checkpoints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Update (November 19, 2024)<\/strong><\/em>: Canvas has changed the timeline for Discussion Checkpoints<\/a>. It will now be available beginning January 18, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to use the new Discussion Checkpoints feature in Canvas to assign an initial post and required replies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When assigning discussion boards on Canvas, it\u2019s common for faculty to assign an initial post and one or more required replies, often with several days in between them. Previously, you had to assign and score those discussions as one item with one due date, making it harder for students to intuitively identify what they needed to do and when. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of January 18, 2025, faculty can now configure Discussion Checkpoints in Canvas<\/a>, a feature that splits the scoring and due dates of discussions into two separate items: the initial post (called \u201cReply to Topic\u201d) and required replies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a quick overview, watch this explainer video from Instructure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n