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Problem statement: If a user has the ability to copy/import content from the course to another one, they ALSO have the ability to do all the other things listed (including create, add items, and dupli...

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Problem statement: We are providing Canvas Studio training and encouraging instructors to use it often. When looking at the "Interactions by Category," Canvas Studio is not included, which makes it ch...

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Problem statement: The nursing program at our institution is required to follow NGN scoring models. For multiple answer questions, this requires the score for a question to match the number of correct...

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Problem statement: When using a users.csv file to update a user's email address, it was found that the new address does not overwrite the existing address, even when Override UI changes box and Clear ...

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Problem statement: When printing quizzes, the space to write down answers to the questions is too small. Also, the RCE is appearing and that is not necessary. Proposed solution: Make sure the print o...

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Problem statement: Speedgrader contains a parameter for similarity originality_report[originality_score]. However, now we have AI detectors that provide another score based on the same work, so teache...

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Problem statement: Currently when the setting to filter speedgrader by groups ("Launch SpeedGrader Filtered by Student Group" setting in course settings) is turned on it applies to every assignment, e...

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Problem statement: Admins don't have visibility of the SIS import runs; the SIS import screen only shows the latest import and doesn't include the parameters used in the run. The only way to access th...

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Problem statement: Embedding content into the editor through the LTI editor_placement allows tools to integrate their content right into the wiki page and allows instructors to surround the content wi...

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Problem statement: If students have 6 core courses, when they download/ view the iCal calendars everything is just appearing as a calendar item and unless they go and look (i.e click) at each one in d...

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Problem statement: When attempting to find a student who needs to have their enrolment restored, when there are large numbers of students who have completed, finding the student is tiresome and error-...

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Problem statement: Currently, the LTI Report available for account admins does not include the External Tool ID for the listed tools. The External Tool ID acts as the unique identifier for a tool. It'...

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Problem statement: External users are not required to create a new password on a regular basis which causes potential security issues. In our instance internal users login with single sign on and the ...

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Problem statement: Students have identified that the To-Do List on the side menu shows all tasks and notifications, until you manually remove one by clicking the cross or it removes itself when a task...

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Problem statement: Students have identified that the Notifications centre is currently quite complicated. There are 28 categories with different notification settings for each course, which, for most ...

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Problem statement: An LTI tool integrated into Canvas can sometimes need to make an API call on behalf of the user. Sometimes OAuth2 integration can be used to prompt the user to authorize the applica...

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Problem statement: We are trying to create custom Account roles to cater for different support departments in the university. But the 'Admins - Add / Remove' permission isn't fine-tuned enough to allo...

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Problem statement: Canvas assignments can be set up to take submissions for direct marking, as well as to explicitly NOT take submissions but still have a rubric attached. A good example to illustrate...

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Problem statement: Please move the new "Submit for Student" option in the Grade Book to ABOVE "Speed Grader" option. It was great having "Speed Grader" at the bottom to get their quickly, now I spend ...

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Problem statement: How is this topic ( https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Ideas/I-can-not-import-grades-to-quot-the-Override-quot-column-using/idi-p/424272 ) seen as "resolved" ?? Educators are...

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