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Problem statement: Students work from the Canvas To-Do list--because it's easier than having to bounce from "classroom" to "classroom" where what they need to do is "buried under 'stuff' " or organize...

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Problem statement: Currently teachers cannot create assignments directly in the Mobile iOS (possibly others too) app. Teachers can already upload files and post announcements. As mobile devices become...

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Problem statement: Each summer as I build the TERMS and GRADING PERIODS for the upcoming school year, I inevitably get caught by making a mistake on the END times for these groups because the default ...

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Problem statement: With the increasing use of Canvas Studio to host and share videos, it has become crucial for institutions to be able to embed these videos seamlessly across various platforms. While...

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Idea is currently in development Problem statement:  The introduction of Enhanced Gradebook Filters made the "Arrange By" (sorting) and show/hide options much more difficult to access.   In the Grad...

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Problem statement: We have at least two user for our subcatalog pages, and our Subcatalog admins page has gotten lengthier. During audits of accounts with admin roles, we would like to start including...

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Problem statement: When a Catalog admin creates a promotion, they can only choose from two usage options: one time per user, or unlimited. We have a use case where a Catalog admin wants to share just ...

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Problem statement: Currently, user defined fields are only usable for Catalog instances that utilize the user registration process. For our institution, we are using a third-party service so the user ...

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Problem statement: Widgets for the Canvas Student App are currently limited to "Announcements" and "Grades". Proposed solution: With the release of the newest version of iOS and interactive widgets, ...

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Problem statement: For you to add a "Google Drive" button that is solely for Google Drive when students need to use something out of their Google Drives. The "more" option is over looked by students. ...

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Problem statement: More than 1000 students and keeping track of who has submitted an assignment and the teacher or TA has not yet graded the assignment. Proposed solution: A report that can be export...

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Problem statement: Looking for an efficient way to clean up bulk clean up old courses that do not have sis ids. Our process does not use SIS ids. We need remove and or archive a large number of course...

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Problem statement: There is not a way to see when a student watched a video. We are mostly in person but on days when I have a substitute, I require my students to watch a notes video that I make in c...

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Problem statement: Students and observers cannot see or access their attendance inside the courses. Proposed solution: Attendance should be accessible to students and observers inside the courses. Ou...

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Problem statement: There is no way to take the attendance multiple times for the same day. Some of our lessons are taking place two or three times in the same day and we cannot take attendance for eac...

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Problem statement: Currently, when a subcatalog admin requests for an API key for their subcatalog instance, we are unable to provide them that option as giving a Catalog API key cannot be limited to ...

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Problem statement: If utilizing Bulk Enrollment, the intended workflow poses as a problem because the bulk enrollment registration link can work for any user, despite only sending this link to an invi...

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Problem statement: Teachers currently have the ability to generate a pairing code for someone to observe their account on Canvas. Observers should NOT be permitted for anyone enrolled in a course as a...

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Problem statement: Manually created courses are used for clubs with student leaders managing content. However, some roles like Teacher and Admin should NOT be used for students as this provisions them...

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Problem statement: The current Learning Mastery Gradebook view for students is extremely limiting and unintuitive. Students currently need to hunt for which Outcomes they have been assessed on, which...

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