Communication & Collaboration

Enhance student engagement with discussion activity indicator – 3900.118

Impact: Instructors and students 
Updated Help Page: Discussions (for instructors), Discussions (for students) 
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable 

Instructors and students 

We improved the discussion experience by adding another indicator of activity. This addition encourages student engagement and makes it easier for instructors to track student activity. 

  • Unread Discussion Posts: The Discussions page now shows the number of unread discussion posts from anywhere in a course. 

Image 1. From the Course Content page, the link to the Discussions page now has a number beside it that indicates the number of new discussion posts.

The Course Content page, with a blue rectangle highlighting the Discussions page, which has a purple '1' beside it

Administrators 

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

Return to June 2025 – 3900.118.0 Release description