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Problem statement: We have added several institutional outcomes. When professors add their own outcomes and some institutional outcomes they both have the same target icon. Can the icon for institutio...

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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: I have a course with 60ish students who must peer-edit the drafts of two other students. For as long as I can remember, ALL peer-editors were listed on one page. Recently this was c...

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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: We are looking for a way for students to be able to work on their Student Annotation assignment and "Save" it without clicking "Submit" so that they can return to the page and finis...

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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: I give students instructions as to how to customize their notifications, but many don't do it. Recently I had a student tell me that she has ALL Canvas messages marked as spam, beca...

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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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Problem statement: Canvas credentials lacks an integrated system for badging outcomes in the mastery gradebook representing mastery of competencies for students. These mastery outcomes will not count ...

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Problem statement: Formula questions are great but I would like the option to generate certain answer values. I want to be able to generate only integer values or decimal values for certain question t...

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Problem statement: In the new Catalog analytics, our users have found that when they run the User report and download the csv, they are able to see the user_defined_fields but they don't get the listi...

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Problem statement: In the ios app (on ipad) students have no view of the "until" date that they can submit or resubmit an assignment until. When students are allowed to redo or fix work to show their ...

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: In the ios app (such as on an ipad), students cannot see a rubric as a teacher does. It lists the points for each category, and students can click on numbers to see the criteria for...

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Problem statement: My teachers need the ability to easily transfer the scores of a student who moves from one section of a course to another. (i.e. moving from 6th period to 4th period for the same co...

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Problem statement: I am constantly writing out the same comments in the grading pane (not the comment pane) in pdf assignments. This is tedious and repetitive. Proposed solution: [1] Allow access to ...

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Problem statement: I have worked as an Admin for a few years now and did not know until today that when a profile picture is reported that it goes into an area for admins to approve or delete. There a...

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Problem statement: Faculty would like to create Canvas Studio groups of the students in each course. Currently this can only be done manually, one by one. Courses here range from 15 students to over 2...

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