How Students Interact with Discussion Checkpoints

For students, discussions with checkpoints are very similar to regular discussions.

Once a discussion with checkpoints is saved in the course, students will see the two due dates in a couple of places. If the discussion topic is added to the Modules page, students will see 3 items related to the discussion (similar to how peer review assignments display in modules):

1. Link to Discussion: The first item is what typically displays for any discussion (with a dialog/chat icon, a link to the discussion topic, and total points)
2. Reply to Topic: This item is not clickable but will display the due date for the reply to topic/initial post. It is automatically slightly indented with an arrow indicating that it's related to the discussion above.
3. Required Replies (#): This item is not clickable but will display the due date for any required replies. In the example screenshot, 2 replies are required so a "2" appears in parenthesis. Below it, you'll see the due date for these required replies, and it is also indented with an arrow to show it's related to the discussion above.

When looking at the actual discussion page, students will see a link to View Due Dates. Selecting the link will open a tray on the right side of the screen that displays the due dates and required number of reply posts.

When they click that button, a sidebar will open with the requirements and due dates. Once they have completed the appropriate components, this sidebar will display a “Completed” message with the date and time of their posts. 

When students access your course site, the right side of the home page will always display a To Do list (a list of upcoming assignments). Below is an example of what students will see for a discussion with checkpoints (with separate links and due dates for the reply to topic/initial post and required replies).