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Problem statement: When there are Sub-Accounts with more than one level of nesting, they are not displayed in the list of Sub-Accounts. This makes it impossible to find a grandchild Sub-Account throug...

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Problem statement: Assignments require multiple files to be uploaded. These files contain several words. But the list of files for upload truncates and only shows a part of the file name. The box list...

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Problem statement: Our institution is enterprise-scale, and as such we have many different positions dedicated to specific roles. We've discovered that it would be beneficial to provide the ability to...

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement:   When looking at the quiz statistics, an instructor should easily be able to tell the spread of answers for a quiz question to know how to tailor learning. In multiple choice, you...

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Problem statement: Students on IEP / 504 Plans often have the accommodation written into the plan to receive oral accommodations on test. In order to do this, the teacher has to Duplicate their quiz/t...

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Problem statement: Existing outcome grading options don't satisfy my requirements for measuring proficiency The existing "measure [n] times" grading won't show _anything_ until the student has _met_ ...

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Problem statement: Instructors cannot set up module requirements in a course in a way that allows students to choose which topics they wish to complete if they do not need to complete them all. This c...

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Problem statement: Rubric ranges are only available if faculty at a per-rubric level select the small check box per criteria that says "Range." This is a lot of manual clicks for faculty. Proposed so...

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Problem statement: When using Canvas for Elementary on the Canvas App on iPads there is a color overlay on the banner of the course home page. This overlay cannot be removed except by turning off Home...

Community Coach Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: It should be possible (and is in other systems, and was with a Canvas work-around that was mysteriously removed some months back) to sort posts within a discussion in such a way as ...

Community Explorer 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...

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Problem statement: Right now, students can sign up for an appointment time slot 5 minutes before the time slot, but the teacher may not have prepared to be at the appointment if they checked even 10 m...

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Problem statement: I want to be able to quickly click through assignments students have done. Instead, to show students multiple assignments from my class, I have to click on each assignment separatel...

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Problem statement: When I import an assignment from one class to the next and CHANGE the due dates, Canvas still automatically gives zeros in the grade book to students in the new class, even though t...

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Problem statement: When a student needs a resubmit and you only allow 1 attempt you have to update the number of attempts for all students rather then the system automatically just allowing an additio...

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Problem statement: If a student has to complete a resubmit then you have to hide the posted results to prevent the comments, and marks from being released automatically to the student while the submis...

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Problem statement: It would be helpful if there was a way the self-enrollment link could be automatically turned off on a specific date/time within a Canvas course, instead of having to manually disab...

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Problem statement: Students are being increasingly asked to submit citations to back-up their work, especially now as more artificial intelligence applications are being used by students. However, che...

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Problem statement: The current workflow for Observer role assigns an user to another user on a per course basis. Proposed solution: It would be helpful to be able to assign an user the Observer role ...

Community Participant Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Teachers cannot currently message people in Canvas from more than one class. Teachers have requested the ability to include administrators and counselors in some of their Canvas Mes...

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