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Problem statement: It is so frustrating that when I remove an assignment from a Module, it doesn't just go away. Instead, it goes into Purgatory in the Assignments page. Sometimes I just want to get r...

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Problem statement: When duplicating an assignment/quiz, I would like to be able to have the option to copy over multiple due dates that are assigned to original assignment/quiz. Proposed solution: Fo...

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Problem statement: One of the notes made in the "how do I automatically assign peer reviews" instructor guide states: "If a student has not submitted the assignment or submits the assignment after the...

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Problem statement: We offer some units of study where guest lecturers/tutors teach only one topic within a course. These tutors may then be required to grade a related assessment and do not need to se...

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Problem statement: Events created on an Account Calendar show up on the calendar itself but do not appear on the dashboard under "Coming Up". We would like to have important dates, like Registration D...

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Problem statement: Can we make Collaborations visible and easy to access for students in courses with Elementary Themes? I can add it as a link in the Resources Tab, but a button or a more obvious lin...

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Problem statement: As an instructor, currently there is no way to download the peer reviews for the peer-reviewed assignments. Proposed solution: For each peer-reviewed assignment, allow download of ...

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Problem statement: Please go back to the old way of allowing cross-listed classes to be viewed separately in the gradebook. When I first started using Canvas (during COVID), I could cross-list my clas...

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Problem statement: I have to present an attendance sheet at the end of every term. When we used Moodle, I used excel, because the Moodle gradebook is not at all intuitive. With our conversion to canva...

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Problem statement: The syllabus is an incredibly important document and needs to be a lockable object in course Blueprints. Administrators and designers often use syllabi that cannot and should not be...

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Problem statement: When course content is copied between courses, announcements and discussions lose their authorship. In the new course the author is listed as Unknown, even if the original author is...

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Problem statement: In course settings, you can set the default due time. But it’s restricted to ‘on the hour’ (1:00, 2:00, etc). My school starts classes on the half hour onMWF and on 75 min intervals...

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Problem statement: When adding LTI tools, we specify in the XML that the tool should open in a new tab/page/window by setting the property: lticm:property name="windowTarget" _blank This works properl...

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Problem statement: We still have instructors who would like to test in their structured environments. Currently, they use Scantrons and have to manually enter grades into the Canvas Gradebook. Propos...

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Problem statement: Assignment and Quiz Submission Comments are available in the Canvas > Inbox > Submission Comment area, but they cannot be filtered by "unread". The endless list of comments shows mi...

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Problem statement: Learners want to be able to interact with their learning and get feedback while they are working through content, rather than having to go into separate formative or summative quiz....

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Problem statement: We have instances where 1 section needs access to Zoom and other sections are in person. I would like to be able to assign the Zoom only to those who are in the online instance, but...

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Problem statement: Grading standards can be created at the course level or account level. User can assign account or course level grading standard to be active in course When using a teacher token, th...

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Problem statement: GraphQL is great. It is fast and easy to use. It is also worthless to most 3rd party LTI tools because it can not be scoped and schools insist that LTIs used scoped developer keys. ...

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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...

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