Canvas provides an integrated system for class discussions, allowing both instructors and students to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as desired. Discussions allows for interactive communication between two or more people; users can participate in a conversation with an entire class or group. Discussions can also be created as an assignment for grading purposes (and seamlessly integrated with the Canvas Gradebook), or simply serve as a forum for topical and current events. Discussions can also be created within student groups.
Select one of the links associated to creating discussions and discussion settings:
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All WebCampus courses have a course uploaded file quota of 3 GB, and students have an individual quota of 150 MB (across all courses).
When embedding media into ungraded discussion boards, this media will affect the course's quota and the student's quota, depending on who posts the content.
- If the instructor uploads media into the discussion board, this will affect the course's quota as the file is added to the course's file repository
- If a student uploads media into their replies/posts, this will affect their individual quota. This quota can be filled by other courses. If the quota is filled, students may be denied uploading media, or posting may time out. Refer to Students cannot upload attachments or embed media.
When students post into a graded discussion board, any uploaded attachments are not added to the individual quota.
If you are trying to have students peer review work, we recommend utilizing the WebCampus peer review feature. If this is not suitable, we recommend utilizing Panopto for video files, or having students upload content to Google Drive, and then post the link or embed the content into their posts.
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Troubleshooting Discussion Issues
Discussion is not visible to students
- Utilize Student View to preview what students should be seeing.
- Verify that the discussion is published. If the assignment is also in a Module, make sure that the Module itself is also published.
- Verify that the Discussion or Module page (wherever you want the students to access the discussion) is accessible to students. See Enabling Course Navigation.
- Verify that discussion dates are correct.
If students are not seeing the option to attach files to their discussions, you can edit discussion settings to allow attachments. If students are seeing errors when attempting to add an attachment to their discussion post, they may need to free up space in their My Files area to resolve this issue. Please also refer to the above caution regarding having students upload media to discussion posts.
If you would like students to insert a Panopto video in their discussion reply, you must create an Assignment Folder in the Panopto Recordings area of your course.
Need Additional Help?
For additional assistance, please visit the WebCampus Knowledge Base for additional articles or our Services area to submit a support ticket. You can also contact the IT Help Desk via phone (702) 895-0777 or email (ithelp@unlv.edu).