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Problem statement: The problem for teachers who teach multiple courses simultaneously, is knowing which course a student belongs to when they contact them via messages. Currently, the teacher can clic...

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Problem statement: When I look at attendance for big blue button it lists the names of my students by first name alphabetically, is there a way to make it list by last name? When I try to enter in the...

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Problem statement: Instructors frequently copy over course materials from recently taught courses, importing all course content and settings. This results in old assignment due dates being copied into...

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Problem statement: Instructors at our school need to sometimes exclude the Respondus Lockdown Browser requirement for 1 or more students who are taking an exam in a proctored environment and those pro...

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Problem statement: Canvas pages cannot be scheduled with unique due dates by user. Proposed solution: We would like your engineers to consider adding a feature to schedule due dates for Canvas pages....

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Problem statement: In the past I could close (shorten) individual posts and their comments with an up or down ^ arrow in the top center or the post. this is not longer an option. Proposed solution: I...

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Problem statement: Hello, I currently serve Webb City R-VII School District in Missouri as a Canvas Administrator with my CCTA certification. As I work with teachers who use Blueprints, there seems to...

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Problem statement: Currently, fill-in-the-blank type questions do not allow math teachers to also generate random numbers in creating the question. Therefore, I have to create 4 to 8 versions of a fil...

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Problem statement: I teach classes that I am able to use New Quizzes and automate a lot of the grading. But I want students to ask me questions about their work. The assignment comments are *perfect* ...

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Problem statement: I cannot update all the due dates for a module with one click. I have to click into each piece of content, one at a time, to update the due date. The ability to update due dates in ...

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Problem statement: Similar to the Differentiate Pages idea, https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Ideas/Pages-Differentiated-Pages/idi-p/371255 It would be useful to have the option where multiple...

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Problem statement: If a teacher allows multiple attempts for a New Quiz, and then runs an Item Analysis for that Quiz, it will only show the item analysis for the last attempts. Proposed solution: As...

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Problem statement: In a gradebook, the students have an option of seeing their final grade that is “calculated only on graded assignments” (i.e., already submitted). However, if the students UNCHECK t...

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Problem statement: Previously when I used D2L, different grades in the gradebook were in different colors. For example, for one exam, all grades between 90% and 100% were shown on a green background. ...

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Problem statement: We would love the ability to Batch Delete users from a manually created (not SIS rostered) club course. We have a large number of clubs and departments that utilize Canvas as a reso...

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Problem statement: The issue is that Assignments do not have the same "Moderate" function that Quizzes do. In addition, Assignments have a "moderate" function that I didn't even know about until I tri...

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Problem statement: Right now, there is one color section option when customizing a course card that changes the color of both the overlay (or accent color for students) and the text color for the cour...

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Problem statement: Instructors often add a long summary post to a discussion and want to ensure that all students see and read that instructor-written post. There is now no way to pin a specific post ...

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Problem statement: Currently, easy date editing is available from this click flow: "Assignments" from the left navigation bar ->> 3 dots ->> Edit Assignment Dates. However, when using the date filter,...

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Problem statement: We have a script that published all of our courses on the first day of a term. This makes is very easy for students to find their courses and ensure they are registered for the righ...

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