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Problem statement: Currently, modules exist in isolation of each other. Teachers at our school typically make each week a new module. However, it is difficult for students to see their weekly modules ...

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Problem statement: In the Attendance tool in a web browser, the 'mark all as present' tool is immediately below the dropdown menu to change the current class section. When moving quickly, it is too ea...

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Problem statement: I would like to be able to see a full view of all students attendance report, including badges, as a whole class without having to click on each individual student on the attendance...

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Problem statement: I work with a lot of instructors in a lot of courses, with hundreds of unique assignments between them. It would be helpful to know from the Assignments page which of these assignme...

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Problem statement: When we're commenting on student submissions, its common for a problematic, or exemplary passage/quotation/sentence to begin near the bottom of one page and continue to the next. Ri...

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Problem statement: The platform currently does not support inline review questions. Inline review questions are important to engage learners and help them retain information. For the current New Quizz...

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Problem statement: Right now, if a teacher wants to grade a text entry item, they need to look elsewhere for the answer key. You can't put the answers in the rubric because students can see the rubric...

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Idea is currently in development Problem statement: I can only filter my sections individually or have all of the sections combined in the gradebook. I'd like to filter out cross-referenced sections...

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Problem statement: Currently, the RCE provides a "quick" picker for text colors. Many of the 20 choices are not deemed accessible at the default text size by Canvas's own Accessibility Checker feature...

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Problem statement: The only way to add a student/faculty member to a Canvas course is to use their email address or ID number. I would like a way to add people to a course using their name, so that it...

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Problem statement: Currently, when a student has only “Student” enrollments, the To Do list on the Dashboard shows all upcoming items for all their active courses. However, once an enrollment is added...

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Problem statement: Many districts, including the last two in which I've worked, have a corrections policy for students. This policy allows student to correct any failed (<70) assignment for up to a ma...

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Problem statement: *Every Time* I want to create a synchronized/online conference and put it on the student's' schedule, I have to create the whole thing? That's 30 times in a 2x a week A15 class. Pr...

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Idea is currently in development Problem statement: I have created a participation assessment for my groups, and I added a peer review component to it. They need to be able to see others' names, so ...

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Problem statement: Hi Canvas support. Currently Python .py text files are not functioning properly when submitted on Speedgrader. Proposed solution: .py files don’t need to be converted to plain text...

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Problem statement: Rubrics do not have the option to be digitally signed/authenticated by the assessor - limits use for VET users where evidence requirements require a signature. Proposed solution: A...

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Idea is currently in development Problem statement: Rubrics currently can only be created with either checkboxes or text. This restricts their function where an assessor may need to use checkboxes b...

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Problem statement: When you create a section and set "section participation dates," you cannot restrict the access of users in that section outside of the selected dates (the users will continue to ha...

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Problem statement: When Observer's send the Instructor an email, it does not say who their student is. Not all students have the same last name as their parents. I have to email them back and ask who ...

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Problem statement: Once anonymous grading is turned on for a New Quiz, it cannot be turned off, even if the quiz has not yet been published and no students have taken it. If this setting is accidental...

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