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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: Many courses have been published from our district root account into the Canvas Commons that we would no longer like published and available to our staff. Proposed solution: Please...

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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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Problem statement: The only way to create a multi-part questions is by using a stimulus with instructions saying to use part a to answer part b. However, in ELA, we often have a text (short story, art...

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Problem statement: It would be helpful to have an Option when setting up a Discussion to be able to choose to "Moderate" or "Approve" discussion response before they are posted. This option would hide...

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Problem statement: I'm an Admin who was asked by a faculty member if it was possible to view a "snapshot" of what his Canvas account looked like on a specific date. He had a ton of missing assignments...

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Problem statement: We've had students complain that it's difficult for them to track which questions that have missed in a New Quiz. In New Quizzes, students have to track which questions they have re...

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Problem statement: As any good instructors would do, they double check or even triple check their contents before releasing/publishing to their students. With the current platform, it requires two ste...

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Problem statement: Canvas allows instructors to set their own Grading Schemes - for example, to change the range that is considered an A, etc. This is nice. It would be even better if there was some w...

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Problem statement: When discussions get imported from a past class, they are automatically marked as unread. Proposed solution: It would be nice to be able to have a way to mark all of the discussion...

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Problem statement: How can you reliably determine and access the user's role when launching SCORM content within Canvas LMS or similar platforms, given that the SCORM standard does not inherently prov...

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Problem statement: Canvas Shells are imported from previous semesters to improve efficiency and reduce redundancy. A method should be developed so that a selected group of Assignments or Discussions w...

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Problem statement: In Canvas I can reassign regular assignments, but I was hoping there is a way to have a reassign feature in Discussions. What happens is the students forget to post their replies to...

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Problem statement: When grading assessment that have manually graded answers, scrolling down to the bottom of the page to update their scores is tedious and takes up a bunch of time. Proposed solutio...

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Problem statement: For an assignment type if you select student annotation students can submit a version but they cannot edit that submission once they hit submit. We previously used Kami as a distric...

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