Last updated on September 8, 2026
One way to increase the value of discussions in your course is to require that students participate in the discussion more than once. For example, you can have students respond to a prompt in their first post and then reply to a classmate several days later. Starting May 19th 2026, Canvas Discussions will include the ability to assign discussion checkpoints.
You can find more information on creating a discussion with checkpoints in our Create a Discussion in Canvas tutorial.
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