[To Do] Disable the To Do List

[jmccarth]

I want students to work from the Modules and complete work in the order on the Module.  This ensures student learning progresses in a sound pedagogical order.  The student To Do list completely sabotages student learning.  If they click on an assignment on the To Do list without doing all the preparatory pages and information I have listed, in order, on the Module, they are not properly prepared or reinforcing their learning.

I have to put big red words to asking them NOT to work from the TO DO list, but some students will take the short cut anyway.  

Also, the student To Do list takes up too much screen real estate.  This right frame is completely counter-productive and unnecessary. 

Please put in a feature where the instructor can control or disable the student To Do list.

[SerenaBCarter]

Problem statement:

We have had several instructors complain that they cannot get students to follow the Modules because they are instead utilizing the to-do list.

Proposed solution:

Options to consider: 1. Allow Instructors or Admin the option of disabling the to-do list on a course-by-course basis so that it does not display on the homepage. 2. Allow instructors the option of removing hyperlinks to their assignments from the to-do list. 3. Discontinue the to-do list from Canvas.

User role(s):

admin,instructor,student