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Problem statement: Currently, when a student has only “Student” enrollments, the To Do list on the Dashboard shows all upcoming items for all their active courses. However, once an enrollment is added...

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Problem statement: Many districts, including the last two in which I've worked, have a corrections policy for students. This policy allows student to correct any failed (<70) assignment for up to a ma...

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Problem statement: Canvas instructors need a quick, clean, verifiable way to see which badges students have earned already outside of their class. And students need a clean, clear path for sharing a B...

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Problem statement: *Every Time* I want to create a synchronized/online conference and put it on the student's' schedule, I have to create the whole thing? That's 30 times in a 2x a week A15 class. Pr...

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Idea is currently in development Problem statement: I have created a participation assessment for my groups, and I added a peer review component to it. They need to be able to see others' names, so ...

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Problem statement: Hi Canvas support. Currently Python .py text files are not functioning properly when submitted on Speedgrader. Proposed solution: .py files don’t need to be converted to plain text...

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Problem statement: Rubrics do not have the option to be digitally signed/authenticated by the assessor - limits use for VET users where evidence requirements require a signature. Proposed solution: A...

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Idea is currently in development Problem statement: Rubrics currently can only be created with either checkboxes or text. This restricts their function where an assessor may need to use checkboxes b...

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Problem statement: When you create a section and set "section participation dates," you cannot restrict the access of users in that section outside of the selected dates (the users will continue to ha...

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Problem statement: When Observer's send the Instructor an email, it does not say who their student is. Not all students have the same last name as their parents. I have to email them back and ask who ...

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Problem statement: Once anonymous grading is turned on for a New Quiz, it cannot be turned off, even if the quiz has not yet been published and no students have taken it. If this setting is accidental...

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Problem statement: Formula questions are great but I would like the option to generate certain answer values. I want to be able to generate only integer values or decimal values for certain question t...

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Problem statement: In the new Catalog analytics, our users have found that when they run the User report and download the csv, they are able to see the user_defined_fields but they don't get the listi...

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Problem statement: I am constantly writing out the same comments in the grading pane (not the comment pane) in pdf assignments. This is tedious and repetitive. Proposed solution: [1] Allow access to ...

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Problem statement: I have worked as an Admin for a few years now and did not know until today that when a profile picture is reported that it goes into an area for admins to approve or delete. There a...

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Problem statement: Faculty would like to create Canvas Studio groups of the students in each course. Currently this can only be done manually, one by one. Courses here range from 15 students to over 2...

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Idea is currently in development Problem statement: Currently, no part of a Canvas account level grading scheme can be edited after the scheme has been used in a course to grade student submissions....

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Problem statement: Our institution operates on a primary course model. We had an instructor accidentally delete a discussion question recently. Instructors are added to our courses with the role "Teac...

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Problem statement: Currently, if Bulk Purchase/Enrollment is enabled, anybody can be a purchaser. We do have some Catalog sites who want this functionality to be internal and not allow any of the publ...

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Problem statement: I have noticed that even when you lock a certain assignment, students have found a loophole. If they leave the tab with that assignment open, they can continue to work on/turn in th...

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