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Problem statement: Currently, student pronouns and display names are not shown in the Canvas gradebook. Proposed solution: Add student pronouns and display name to Gradebook - Student Name - Secondar...

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Problem statement: Calendars can be very difficult to organize with a large group of classes. This is especially true for staff or parents that observe multiple accounts. Proposed solution: Several s...

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Problem statement: Allow the teacher to click and drag a saved comment in speed grader to shorten the time of grading. Turnitin already has this feature, but it would also be great to have this featur...

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Problem statement: In our previous LMS, we had it configured to enroll users into non-academic course sites. These include ones for health and wellness, student resources, faculty resources etc. We we...

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Problem statement: We have staff members who are both students/faculty and staff members. Because of this, they count with two Canvas accounts. One connected to their university-assigned email and ano...

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Problem statement: We would like API access to toggle the Canvas for Elementary setting for a sub-account. Instance with hundreds of sub-account could benefit from the ability to read and write to thi...

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Problem statement: Often, instructors need to change assignment due dates. With the classic quizzes, you could adjust due dates for an assignment as needed and the assignment would remain open for all...

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Problem statement: Students on IEP / 504 Plans often have the accommodation written into the plan to remove a distractor from Multiple choice tests. In order to do this, the teacher has to Duplicate t...

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Problem statement: Admin Analytics has no way to filter out crosslisted child courses inside reports like unpublished courses, status over time and other reports. Proposed solution: Hello, One sugges...

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Problem statement: I'd love for there to be a way to add a podcast cover image that would appear in whatever podcast player the student is using to listen to Discussion RSS podcast feeds. The visual c...

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Problem statement: Teachers are interested in more 'authority' in evaluating student's Course Average for Learning Mastery Outcomes. They want the ability to have some assignments count more heavily t...

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Problem statement: Dear Canvas Team, I am writing to suggest that Canvas take an important step towards promoting inclusivity and diversity in its platform by offering Culturally Conscious Identifiers...

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Problem statement: Instructors would like to create reports in New Analytics that contains information from the entire semester. This would be very helpful when trying to determine the level of studen...

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Idea is currently in development Problem statement: I would like to be able to have students peer review students from other sections. I have five sections of the same course. At the moment, Canvas ...

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Problem statement: Current RCE tools allow for the easy addition of Alt Text. This functions well for non-complex images. However, this does not function well for complex images such as a diagram of a...

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Problem statement: We are excited about the new admin analytics views! Thanks for bringing this element to core Canvas. As of right now the feature does not cover teacher to student or student to stud...

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Problem statement: Numeric quiz questions allow one to choose "Precise response" and then choose "Decimal places" or "Significant figures" for the answer. Formula quiz questions allow one to chose "De...

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Problem statement: In Canvas it is not possible to include dynamic variables in multiple choice questions (or any other question type besides Formula). The use of dynamic variables would allow instruc...

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Problem statement: When a change has to be made to a New Quiz to correct an error, it is useful to identify which students have already completed the assignment before the correction. For example, if ...

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Problem statement: The formula-based questions are an essential tool for math based courses, but there is a big limiting factor. Formula questions work on a set of defined variables input by the teach...

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