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Problem statement: Module set up can be clunky because requirements need to be applied to all items in the module individually. Proposed solution: It would be nice to have a shortcut option in Module...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: When looking at student progress in modules, teachers see all the students in their course which can be large (over a hundred students). Proposed solution: Please add an option whe...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: My students are struggling to get back into the course exactly where they left off the last time they engaged. For example, when a student is working through the first module and th...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Currently, modules exist in isolation of each other. Teachers at our school typically make each week a new module. However, it is difficult for students to see their weekly modules ...

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: The platform currently does not support inline review questions. Inline review questions are important to engage learners and help them retain information. For the current New Quizz...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: When a teacher creates a new module, it defaults to the bottom of the course module page. Can you please create an option where teachers can have the newest module created default t...

Community Participant Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: The modules API does not return the assignment ID for discussions, quizzes, and pages. The submissions API does not return content IDs. So, the only way to connect submission scores...

Community Participant Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Anytime a new module/module item is created, it goes to the bottom of the page/module and does not allow a teacher to choose where the module (or within the module) the item will li...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: When a module has an unpublished item such as a page, sometimes students cannot progress past that module even when they have completed all the published items (view pages, etc.). I...

Community Champion Canvas Ideas
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Should be able to choose which week you want to view rather than having to scroll through!

Community Novice Canvas Ideas
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In the Canvas app for smartphones it shows you a To-Do List that lists items that you haven't yet completed that are due within the next week or so. This is a useful reminder. What would also be usefu...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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I would love a way that when you look at all the modules for each week there could be a check mark or a change in color for in the module is already done so I don't have to go back in a look each time...

Community Novice Canvas Ideas
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Canvas is an awesome LMS. With this suggestion post, we would like to ask Instructor to consider a sequential visibility setting that allows modules to be visible by current week automatically. This w...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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  Is it possible to reorder the Due Date, Available Until, & Module? It seems like students get confused by reading the Available Until date first and Due Date last? Also, is there anyway to BOLD the ...

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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Home pages are often set with information that is essential on the first day of class, but that students do not need to review every time they visit the course.  Meanwhile, getting students to move on...

Community Champion Canvas Ideas
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It's possible to make a module appear for students after they meet requirements (e.g. submit an assignment in a different module). This suggestion is to also allow modules to be hidden after requireme...

Community Contributor Canvas Ideas
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It would be great if there were a way for students to preview the assignments in a module.  My students will turn in blank assignments so that they can access the next module to see what's comping.

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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It would be nice if Canvas had an option to return to the top of the module that you are working on. When you click the modules button, it takes you back to the very top of all of the modules.

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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In Modules, when all modules are collapsed, the unlock dates are not shown. The only way to see the "will unlock" is to expand the module/s. Please see the screenshots attached.        

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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My county did a wonderful job pre-loading Modules for the ELA dept. However, it is a huge pain when you are looking for a Module to publish or un-publish and you're scrolling through so many items. It...

Community Novice Canvas Ideas
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