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Problem statement: A log of course administrative observers who have accessed the course is needed to see who has entered the course. This feature was available in Blackboard when I used it, and it wa...

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Problem statement: The cross-listing process in Canvas isn't very intuitive and our teachers struggle with the process every single year. We have seen that districts have written their own scripts or ...

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Problem statement: If you use Manually Post Grades option in the gradebook and new quizzes, the manual grading hides the quiz score from Grades. HOWEVER, if the student clicks the name of the new quiz...

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Problem statement: Almost all users experience the new user tour popups when they enter Canvas for the first time, but many of us also get that popup every time we login. Proposed solution: I underst...

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Problem statement: Canvas's new "Disallow threaded replies" feature is very problematic. First, the feature doesn't really "Disallow threaded replies", it allows them. IN fact, if you check it, NO REP...

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Problem statement: When you embed a file into the rich content editor by clicking on the toolbar's Google Drive button, that embedded file cannot be resized. I was working with a faculty member earlie...

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Problem statement: There is no +Add option for multiple Assign To sections/people for Modules. You can only Assign To one option. Proposed solution: Add the option to "Assign To" multiple people/sect...

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Problem statement: Reverse chronological comments is incoherent for any kind of sustained discussion. I can see that it might be useful as an option in some circumstances, but for substantive engageme...

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Problem statement: Students digitally record quiz questions and then post them online. This is done despite using LockDown Browser (it is easy to keep a cell phone off camera to record the quiz questi...

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Problem statement: When a teacher is in the grading pane to respond to submissions it would be helpful if the original prompt/question that generated the student submission was included in that viewin...

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Problem statement: Students currently receive overall assessment comments immediately, even when their marks are not yet released. Proposed solution: A button only allowing students to see teacher co...

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Problem statement: For fill in the blank answers and one/two word written answers, it would be great if code could be embedded to allow for both case sensitive answers and common spelling mistakes tha...

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Problem statement: I like to know how long it took for students to complete exams. I can the individual time when I check each student individually, but when I look at the "Moderate Quiz" the time for...

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Problem statement: Currently if an assignment is marked for anonymous grading, Canvas does successfully cloak the student's name within Canvas. However, if the submission file is downloaded, its metad...

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Problem statement: A faculty member in multiple 600 person courses wants a method to analyze TA grading for Leniency / Too Hard of a grader for thier TAs. In a class of this size, there are 7 TAs, and...

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Problem statement: I have multiple sections for one course and want to combine them when taking attendance, rather than selecting each section individually. The current method is time-consuming. Prop...

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Problem statement: Currently, within the New Analytics for Online Attendance reporting, the ability for instructors to modify criteria at the course level is tied to the "Manage LTI" permission. This ...

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Problem statement: In Canvas LMS when selecting the Batch Edit feature on the "Edit Assignment Dates" page it is only possible to shift dates forward (not backward). Proposed solution: Include the ab...

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Problem statement: As an instructor, I rely on creating course announcements in advance and scheduling their release at specific dates and times. However, with the recent Canvas update for Discussion/...

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Problem statement: There is information in the system that teachers can benefit from if allowed access to it, such as date, course title, student name, etc. From the research I have done of canvas fun...

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