How do I use Discussion Summaries as an instructor?
Discussion Summaries use a Generative AI model to provide summaries of the main points, questions, and ideas in a discussion thread.
If your admin enabled and locked the feature, you cannot disable Discussion Summary in a course. If enabled and unlocked, you can manage the feature preview at the course level.
If your user interface displays differently, the feature has not been enabled at your institution. To learn more about the feature preview, ask questions, or comment on functionality, navigate to the Discussion Summaries user group.
To learn more about feature options, refer to the Canvas Feature Option Summary resource document.
Open Discussion Summary
Open the discussion thread you want to view.
In the discussion topic, click the Open Summary button.
Generate Discussion Summary
You can specify which topics to focus on [1]. Then, click the Summarize button [2].
The discussion summary displays [3]. You can also see how many summaries you have generated for the day [4]. The maximum number of summary generations allowed per user per day is 25.
To rate the summary, click either the Like or Dislike button [4].
