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Problem statement: we are not able to ensure predictability for students that there is consistency in all rooms cause teachers get too much access to change ect. Proposed solution: Be able to lock th...

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Problem statement: confusing that the students can change their own grades , even if just so for calculations. we dont use grades in our canvas, just approved work assignments. Proposed solution: wou...

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Problem statement: I'm guessing the majority of Norwegian users are coming from colleges and universities. The wording being used on the Norwegian plattform is words used in elementary school in Norwa...

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Problem statement: We use an external system (Eduframe) that creates new user accounts in Canvas when users enroll through that system. To mitigate confusion for our existing Canvas users, if they enr...

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Problem: Currently, students enrolling in groups face challenges in locating the correct groups due to the extensive scrolling and limited organization on the enrollment page. Instructors, in contrast...

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Problem statement: When there is peer assessment through a rubric, sometimes the criteria to be evaluated by the student and the criteria to be evaluated by the professor are different. Proposed solu...

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Problem statement: I grade 100 to 150 essays submitted to Canvas at a time. I have many prepared responses and have since James Madison began using Canvas been able to copy and paste them into the com...

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Problem statement: As an instructor for a freshman orientation class, I often pull up Canvas on the projector to show students how to navigate it, where to turn in assignments, read over assignment de...

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Problem statement: Teachers want and need to save time. If they already have built a quiz in MS Word document, or in Google docs (MC, true/false, fill in the blank, etc), currently they cannot upload ...

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Problem statement: It would be nice to have a report that will track everyone's time in the platform. For instance if I have a student Billy Joel who is not performing well, I can pull up just his acc...

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Problem statement: There is an issue encountered regarding the login page of Canvas in the mobile version. In the computer version, the page possesses the icons which indicate the portals for users to...

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Problem statement: I (and many other faculty) allow students to resubmit their discussion board postings. This is important so all students see that there were some errors or misspoken ideas that are ...

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Problem statement: When the course dates/enrollment dates/section dates aren't valid for today, a teacher will get an error message saying: "An error occurred making a network request" Detail shows: "...

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Problem statement: Could we get the ability to set the word limit  (minimum and maximum word count) for discussion posts? Proposed solution: There is already something similar to this option that is ...

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Problem statement: Problem Statement: The current functionality of Canvas LMS in SpeedGrader is restricted when handling “All Quiz Attempts” in courses with large enrollments and multiple student atte...

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Problem statement: The UI for Canvas comments after students submit is really lacking in some ways. It always underlines more than I intend and is unwieldy. Students have to redownload paper and many ...

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Problem statement: If a student re-submits work, there is an option to “Use this same grade for the resubmission.” The request is that this link does not work if the grade is “Complete,” as shown abov...

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Problem statement: When in files, the side menu disappears. this is very annoying Proposed solution: add the three lines for the sidemenu User role(s): admin,instructor,student

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Problem statement: I do most major assessments (math) in the classroom on paper. I then scan the papers, load them into a OneNote class notebook, grade them there digitally, push out to student's subs...

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Problem statement: When using Insert → Image → Upload Image in the RCE, a field for alternative text is provided. This saves the step of adding it afterward (through HTML, Image Options, or Accessibil...

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