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Problem statement: Problem: Even though it is possible to select multiple Pages to delete (by placing a checkmark next to each page name), there isn't a way in the Canvas UI to select all pages at one...

Community Coach Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: I want to copy a commom module to all my classes in one go. At present I have to copy the modules one class at one time. Is there ay way I can copy them all at once. for example I h...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: The current workflow for Observer role assigns an user to another user on a per course basis. Proposed solution: It would be helpful to be able to assign an user the Observer role ...

Community Participant Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: When copying a Canvas course the groups do not copy correctly. For example, if a course has 3 group sets, when you copy the course it will merge those into one new group set with th...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Our schedule functions on a six day rotation, so it is sometimes time-consuming for teachers to look up and choose the correct due dates for an assignment (especially if they have m...

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Importing Course Settings from another Canvas course via "Select specific content" does not import in all grading schemes, only the one that is currently selected. However, when imp...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: When an instructor has set a missing policy in a course and imports that course into a second course site without adjusting dates during the import process, all students are immedia...

Community Contributor Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: When a course is associated, blueprint cannot check which course already has content and thus contents are duplicated in that course. Proposed solution: An option at the teacher's ...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Working in Higher Ed means that a lot of the same course content is used session after session. When copying a course blueprint, there is a setting called "Adjust events and due dates > Shift dates". ...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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I would like to be able to import course categories when doing course import.

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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Allow bulk delete of SCORM packages loaded to a course. Currently have to go into SCORM and click the delete icon next to each package (file) to delete. This is very time consuming if many files need ...

Community Participant Canvas Ideas
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Hello! We have detected that from the list to be made on the board you cannot delete all items at once, you have to delete them one by one.This happens on the dashboard from the computer, from the app...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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There needs to be an option to select multiple assignments and move them all at once to a different assignment group. It's absolutely painful to go through one at a time.

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Teachers have very little control over what students receive notifications for, or over the visibility of course content. It is enormously helpful to be able to set materials to go "live" at a predete...

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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If we have a blueprint shell for a course that has multiple cohorts starting on different dates, eg. some on April 5th, others on April 8th, we should be able to adjust the dates before copying out th...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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I currently have courses set up for each of my classes. Over the course of teaching them, several classes may share the same curricular content. Our team has build a shared collaborative course in a m...

Community Contributor Canvas Ideas
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In Assignments, once "edit assignment dates" is selected, more than one assignment can be selected and "Batch Edit" can be used. However, Batch Edit can only be used to 1) remove or 2) shift dates. Wh...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Adding people individually to sections is cumbersome when dividing large classes into multiple sections. Doing this in batch way simplifies this task. Note: this has been suggested earlier but I like ...

Community Participant Canvas Ideas
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I am working on a new semester in Canvas. I have moved over my old content from Blackboard. I am now trying to organize items a bit better into modules. It would be wonderful if there was a way to sel...

Community Novice Canvas Ideas
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Currently Blueprint does not sync or link the Feature Options sections under Course Settings. This is a very important option to manage. For example, if a course master is setup with "Mastery Paths", ...

Community Novice Canvas Ideas
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