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Problem statement: Currently, easy date editing is available from this click flow: "Assignments" from the left navigation bar ->> 3 dots ->> Edit Assignment Dates. However, when using the date filter,...

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Problem statement: We have a script that published all of our courses on the first day of a term. This makes is very easy for students to find their courses and ensure they are registered for the righ...

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Problem statement: The only way to create a multi-part questions is by using a stimulus with instructions saying to use part a to answer part b. However, in ELA, we often have a text (short story, art...

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Problem statement: It would be helpful to have an Option when setting up a Discussion to be able to choose to "Moderate" or "Approve" discussion response before they are posted. This option would hide...

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Problem statement: I'm an Admin who was asked by a faculty member if it was possible to view a "snapshot" of what his Canvas account looked like on a specific date. He had a ton of missing assignments...

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Problem statement: We've had students complain that it's difficult for them to track which questions that have missed in a New Quiz. In New Quizzes, students have to track which questions they have re...

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Problem statement: As any good instructors would do, they double check or even triple check their contents before releasing/publishing to their students. With the current platform, it requires two ste...

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Problem statement: Canvas allows instructors to set their own Grading Schemes - for example, to change the range that is considered an A, etc. This is nice. It would be even better if there was some w...

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Problem statement: When discussions get imported from a past class, they are automatically marked as unread. Proposed solution: It would be nice to be able to have a way to mark all of the discussion...

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Problem statement: How can you reliably determine and access the user's role when launching SCORM content within Canvas LMS or similar platforms, given that the SCORM standard does not inherently prov...

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Problem statement: Canvas Shells are imported from previous semesters to improve efficiency and reduce redundancy. A method should be developed so that a selected group of Assignments or Discussions w...

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Problem statement: In Canvas I can reassign regular assignments, but I was hoping there is a way to have a reassign feature in Discussions. What happens is the students forget to post their replies to...

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Problem statement: When grading assessment that have manually graded answers, scrolling down to the bottom of the page to update their scores is tedious and takes up a bunch of time. Proposed solutio...

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Problem statement: For an assignment type if you select student annotation students can submit a version but they cannot edit that submission once they hit submit. We previously used Kami as a distric...

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Problem statement: In an assignment group, you can set rules for ignoring/dropping the highest/lowest n number of scores. If an instructor has a group of 10 assignments and wants students to do a mini...

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Problem statement: There is an option in the course "Settings" called "Default due time" that allows all new assignment due date times to default to what is selected in this option. The problem, howev...

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Problem statement: In both types of quizzes (Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes) the timer is an essential tool for managing assessments. However, due to accommodations and specific needs of students, it...

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Problem statement: I started using Canvas last semester but only began designing the content from scratch this semester, as my previous courses were transferred from Blackboard. One issue I’ve encount...

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Problem statement: When an instructor checks a group discussion, they would be redirected to the group section. In order to navigate back to the main Canvas course, they will need to go to the group's...

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Problem statement: Currently, admins can allow users to edit their name in Canvas. Unfortunately, this option allows for Full Name, Display Name, and Sortable Name to be changed. There is no option to...

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