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Problem statement: When selecting which calendars are displayed in the calendars area you are presented with a list of every course that you are enrolled into. Some of our Instructors have 60 - 70 cou...

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Problem statement: There is no way to indicate group membership of Modules other than to add a text header or state a superordinate category label at the beginning of the title. I wish there were. Pr...

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Problem statement: Teachers/Instructors can change the format (online, hybrid, face to face) of the course despite it being pre-loaded via SIS integration. This may affect reporting like Impact/Admin ...

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Problem statement: Currently, this is what's happening to collected from a user that enrolls in courses listed in different subcatalogs. Here's an example. Subcatalog A admin Joe created UDF for “Stat...

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Problem statement: A teacher informed me today that students cannot see the annotations left on Google assignments in Speedgrader. I asked Canvas Support if the annotation feature could be removed and...

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Problem statement: For institutions that have very large subaccount structures, it would be useful for a admin to search for the subaccount and access a subaccount, instead of having to navigate the s...

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Problem statement: Actualmente en Canvas, se crean anuncios globales filtrando para roles a nivel de curso y cuenta, pero no permite crear Anuncios para periodos especificos. Proposed solution: Seria...

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Problem statement: In our current setup, each week of our course is organized into a single module, and we often need specific items within these modules to be unlocked based on student interactions l...

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Problem statement: Currently, while the Users tab in Analytics in Catalog can display accounts registered via Catalog or Canvas LMS, a subcatalog admin can only see users registered via Catalog. Our i...

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Problem statement: A lot of instructors like to recycle and reuse Announcements (including myself), but when announcements are imported through a "course copy" a dreaded "U" takes the place of the pro...

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Problem statement: I give quizzes/exams that contain a combination of multiple choice, fil-in-the-blank, and essay questions. When grading these quizzes/exams, I have to scroll through the entire thin...

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Problem statement: When syncing a blueprint course with associated courses that have start and end dates, the sync removes those start and end dates. Example: Course A is created by the SIS and contai...

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Problem statement: I know it's called the "Edit Assignment Dates" window, but the time component of it is pretty maddening. It makes the tool almost useless. My classes don't all start exactly on the ...

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Problem statement: When I do summative group assignments I allow students to decide if they want to work in groups or individually. I then create a group set for the project and add students who decid...

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Problem statement: The term ended and the observers of the course (parents) can no longer view the students' courses or grades unless they use the students' login info. I would like to request the abi...

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Problem statement: In new quizzes, when questions are added to the banks, there is no mark on them. Currently, you have to click on everyone to make you banked them all. Proposed solution: When a que...

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Problem statement: The data from CD2 do not include log in details such as device details, which makes it difficult to use the data for troubleshooting problems. Proposed solution: Including log in d...

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Problem statement: Consider ensuring New QUIZZES have the capability to self-mark a “range,” e.g., between 200 amps and 250 amps in a Multiple-Answer Question. Proposed solution: When students work o...

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Problem statement: The speed grader feature recently added the ability to record a video or screen capture and leave it as a comment for the student to view. In regards to exam security, when reviewin...

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Problem statement: The course export function generates an oblique name that does not indicate how to obtain the course export package. Currently it states "Course export from 5 minutes ago" WCAG 2.1 ...

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