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Problem statement: Files with extension ".pdf" (lower case) are not found when a file selection for upload is being performed to satisfy a submission. The files become visible when the extension is ch...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Problem is that you can't print all assigned essays from a quiz. There is no "print all" button from a Quiz. You can do it from an Assignment, but can't batch print the essay from a...

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Problem statement: If a teacher wants to test out an assignment submission, they should do this in 'Student View' am I correct? But currently, it seems the item must be published first (ie: visible an...

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Problem statement: When viewing the Gradebook, a user may select Secondary Info to be displayed in the Gradebook view. One option for Secondary Info in the Integration ID, however this data is not inc...

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Problem statement: Currently in the Discussion/Announcements Redesign, the 'Full' Anonymous Discussion Option means "student names and profile pictures are hidden from other course members, including ...

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Problem statement: The horizontal gradebook scrollbar gets in the way of the grade book cells to the last student in the roster (regardless of browser, etc.). The student view/test student gradebook r...

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Problem statement: When a student is out multiple days, it can mean changing several assignment due dates to compensate for the time away. The ability to go through individual assignments and change d...

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Problem statement: Text Entry submission can be copied and pasted. Possible Plagiarism if the answers can be copy paste in text entry. Proposed solution: To avoid this, I suggest that canvas will dis...

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Problem statement: One problem I have encountered is that some users may be sensitive to content or topics presented on a Canvas page. For example, a student recently lost a pet and the poem on the pa...

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Problem statement: Instructors are having great difficulty using the SpeedGrader annotation tool. The issue is adding comments. It's hard to draw in letters that have multiple lines, such as "T"s, "F"...

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Problem statement: Currently when a teacher creates a rule for assignment groups (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-rules-for-an-assignment-group/ta-p/848) there is n...

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Problem statement: Our students are now dissatisfied with Canvas LMS because they want to be able to design their own view (UI) on Canvas LMS, which would increase their focus and interest in learning...

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Problem statement: Coc Coc browser is mainly popular in Vietnam for both students and teachers. Could Instructure please consider making Coc Coc as a supported browser, as when our students use Coc Co...

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Problem statement: Every time I sign in to Canvas I get the tutorial pop-up. It's annoying. Proposed solution: Don't make the tutorial based on cookies and use a users account to determine if they've...

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Problem statement: Hello, I notice that when the Immersive Reader is used, it covers up the source Canvas page from which it is reading. While this feature is helpful for many Canvas users, covering u...

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Problem statement: Include a Grade column for Running Total and Final Total Proposed solution: Students get confused on the grade that is displayed. Having Running Total and Final Total in the grade ...

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Problem statement: I messed up my grade book and all of the grades I already provided for an assignment have disappeared. Specific to the grade book, the assignments themselves still have the grades. ...

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Problem statement: We would like subaccounts to be able to turn the self-enroll feature on in a course. Currently we cannot do that. Proposed solution: Allow us to add the self-enroll option to subac...

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Problem statement: We have a lot of authentication services configured in the authentication settings (20+), but we can't identify them properly. Therefore we need to keep an external administration t...

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Problem statement: When using Blueprints, users will often want to lock content to ensure it stays the same across synced courses. This is why there is the option to lock content in a Blueprint. The p...

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