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Canvas for Instructors - Discussions

This article is for instructors and covers discussions in Canvas.
How do I use the Discussions Index Page?
How do I create a discussion as an instructor?
How do I edit a discussion in a course?
How do I use Draft State in Discussions?
How do I duplicate a discussion in a course?
How do I create a group discussion in a course?
How do I delete a discussion in a course?
How do I assign a graded discussion to everyone in a course?
How do I assign a graded discussion to an individual student?
How do I assign a graded discussion to a course group?
How do I assign a graded discussion to a course section?
How do I enable a podcast feed for a discussion in a course?
How do I create a peer review discussion?
How do I use peer review discussions in a course?
How do I automatically assign peer reviews for a discussion?
How do I pin a discussion in a course?
How do I move or reorder a discussion in a course?
How do I delay posting a discussion until a specified date in a course?
How do I manually assign peer reviews for a discussion?
How can I require students to reply to a course discussion before they see other replies?
How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as an instructor?
How do I view and sort discussion replies as an instructor?
How do I embed an image in a discussion reply as an instructor?
How do I change discussion settings to manually mark discussion replies as read as an instructor?
How do I attach a file to a discussion reply as an instructor?
How do I allow students to attach files to a course discussion?
How do I subscribe to a discussion as an instructor?
How do I allow students to create a course discussion?
How do I link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as an instructor?
How do I edit or delete student discussion replies in a course?
How do I reply to a discussion as an instructor?
How do I allow students to edit and delete their own discussion posts in a course?
How do I allow students to like replies in a discussion?
How do I close a discussion for comments in a course?
How do I like a reply in a course discussion as an instructor?
How do I set up a graded discussion to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?


Instructors are welcome to contact the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for additional support. This article was developed using the Canvas Guides provided by Canvas.







Canvas is UWM's Learning Management System, and the central hub of the Digital Learning Environment. Canvas is used by virtually all students, and more than 95% of instructors.