[Assignments] Disable File Attachments from Students in SpeedGrader Comments

[jfountain]

Problem statement:

Students (young and old) attempt to upload assignment revisions through SpeedGrader comments instead of by resubmitting through the assignment tool. Instructors need a way to disable file attachments in SpeedGrader comments for assignments. This issue has been brought up by many other community users, including in this post that was never moved to the new idea platform: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/Disable-file-attachments-in-comments-for-assig...

Proposed solution:

When creating an assignment in Canvas, provide instructors with an option to disable file attachments in SpeedGrader comments. This may also need to be disabled after students have submitted work if the instructor notices an issue with students disobeying the proper assignment submission protocol.

User role(s):

instructor,student