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Problem statement: I have manually created discussion groups on my course in Canvas where the students have to discuss through posts. In two of the groups active participants became only 2 students, s...

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Problem statement: According to the article How do I apply a Missing Submission policy..., "The Missing Submission policy lets you automatically apply a grade for all missing submissions in the Grade...

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Problem statement: I have a bit of an unusual request that I'm hoping you can help me find a fix for. In many of the classes I teach on my Canvas instance (I run an online dog training school) I rely ...

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Problem statement: Please do NOT allow students to return to the quiz when the 10-second submission window shows up. Currently when the "Times up" message shows up and students click "Ok, Fine", stude...

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Problem statement: I am able to use the math equation editor when creating a fill in the blank question type in new quizzes, but I cannot use the editor when specifying the correct answer using backti...

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Problem statement: When using Multiple Answer questions in Canvas quizzes, there are two options for automatic grading; "exact match" and "partial credit with penalty". The "partial credit with penalt...

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Problem statement: Regarding examination in Canvas. No message to the creator/teacher(instructor when creating an assignment/quiz in a course with passed end date. When instructor set a startdate for ...

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Problem statement: It is difficult for many new users to log in. The "Invitation to course" email has no info about first time login and it is impossible for us to edit it before it is sent. Today, we...

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Problem statement: When a student resubmits a file in a new attempt for an assignment, the submitted file will be renamed if the file name is identical to a previously submitted file. Usually, the fil...

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Problem statement: The new Points-Based Grading Scheme appears to be a great feature, and we are excited to take advantage of it; however, the max range / upper limit for this type of grading scheme i...

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Problem statement: When you copy a course it doesn't change the home page and the faculty member has to search through all the home pages and start pages to find the one they copied in. When a course ...

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Problem statement: There is a course settings option to allow self-enrollment in a course via a URL, which is great, however, it is only for students. In other words, anyone who uses the link to enrol...

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Problem statement: Problem: There is currently no feature option to submit a request for a delay in scheduled maintenance. Example: Our institution follows an established standard, deemed a 'preemptiv...

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Problem statement: Some teachers practice not assigning a zero grade for various reasons. I can fill blank scores by setting Default Grade and not overwriting current grades. However, it would be nice...

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Problem statement: The Calendar iCal feed and ISC export only include calendar events from the past 30 days (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-view-the-Calendar-iCal-feed-to-su...

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Problem statement: Some faculty provide many possible assignments throughout the year from publishers, each with preassigned possible points, that they want students to be able to earn points on throu...

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Problem statement: The Batch Edit tool in Assignments is great for shifting dates from semester to semester. However, it would also be great to have the ability to shift the time. I have one course wi...

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Problem statement: There are times when the student's attendance is intentionally excused. Leaving it just unmarked can make it subject to interpretation if the student was indeed excused or was forgo...

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Problem statement: A Canvas site may want to configure an LTI 1.3 tool that is used only by instructors. They may want this tool to be available in a standardized location, like the User Account page ...

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Problem statement: Quizzes don't tally the total marks a student achieves against the outcomes questions are aligned to in a quiz. For, example, if we align the questions in our Yearly examination, we...

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