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Problem statement: There is no quick tool (like Speed Grader) that collects peer review materials and allows either the instructor to view them independent of the assignment or to automatically assign...

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Problem statement: In large-and-small classes there are times where I want students to either ALWAYS be peer-reviewing the work of certain students, or NEVER peer review the work of certain students. ...

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Problem statement: The more and more I work in Canvas it feels like it is pieced together with layer upon layer without seeing how layers can be woven together better. We should not have to make anoth...

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Problem statement: Rubrics are probably the most tedious work done by Instructional Designers and Instructors. They are also inconsistently done and generally not as clear as they could be. Errors can...

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Problem statement: Currently, there isn't a way for designers and teachers to comment on work being done in a Canvas course without using an external/outside tool such as a word document or spreadshee...

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Problem statement: In the redesigned Discussions, students can view comments from their peers and instructors but cannot see the comments they have made to their peers. Additionally, they only gain ac...

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Problem statement: When I post an announcement in Canvas, it gives me the option of allowing students to comment on it. I always say no. However, when I read through the Announcement, I get to the end...

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Problem statement: Speedgrader only shows how much time the student took to complete the quiz and not how much time the student had to take the quiz. The only way to see how much time a student has is...

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Problem statement: I would like to see the limit of 100 in the API for using curl. It is currently limited to 100 results. I am using this to quickly grab all the users (and their ) in the combined se...

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Problem statement: When using the Mastery Gradebook, it will display all outcomes for all students, when we use sections in our courses, some outcomes will not apply to all sections. Teachers will see...

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Problem statement: 'Closed for Comment' discussion boards, aren't automatically moved into the 'Closed for Comments' section in Discussions Index page. Proposed solution: After the 'Until Date' has p...

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Problem statement: When you add an outcome to a rubric criteria, in the rubric a small part of the outcome will be displayed in blue letters. I most cases you can't read the full name of the outcome. ...

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Problem statement: At the moment it is not possible for a teacher to delay posting of peer-reviews. In some cases this could have pedagogical advantage. It would be helpful, for instance, when teacher...

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Problem statement: The "Automatically apply grade for missing submissions" setting is assigning students the score for a missing submission. That score stays even when a student submits work and so sh...

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Problem statement: We use the API for content_migrations with date_shift_options[shift_dates] as TRUE for our instructors and sometimes there is an intermittent issue that causes one item's availabili...

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Problem statement: Currently, on the People page in a Canvas course, the "Last Activity" column displays the last interaction date of each user. However, the year is not shown, even if the activity oc...

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Problem statement: Re: The Student Analysis Report and preserving student anonymity When New Quiz Marking Anonymity is enabled, the Student Analysis Report is not anonymous i.e. the Student Analysis R...

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Problem statement: A lot of content and scrolling on one page can overwhelm learners. Adding HTML code for tabs and accordions using the Canvas HTML editor does not always result in tabs and accordion...

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Problem statement: I know my students by their first names. When grading, I can only sort by last name Proposed solution: Provide the option, in speedgrader, to sort by students' first names User ro...

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Problem statement: We have many users who use an environment we maintain who have requested bulk creation and enrollment into their courses. When processing enrollments through SIS Import, it blocks i...

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