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Problem statement: I had a student a while ago...I don't remember which term. I want to see her grade, quickly. Counselors can search her name. I cannot. Proposed solution: Allow me to search my form...

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Problem statement: I recently learned that adding "General comments" to multiple-choice questions on a graded classic Canvas quiz do NOT appear if the student has already attempted a quiz. Unfortunate...

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Problem statement: Some dialog boxes require clicking a button choice. Proposed solution: Provide for "Enter" to accept the default choice in all dialog boxes. User role(s): instructor

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Problem statement: Copy Course doesn't appear to work to retain outcomes alignments (tagged questions) on quizzes. It still fails even when I select the choice to copy everything from the other course...

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Problem statement: Students often face extenuating circumstances, and so many instructors will offer students the opportunity to turn work in late. However, some students view this grace as a reason t...

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Problem statement: Student hands in a document in an assignment. The assignment is graded and student needs to make some improvements. Student has lost original file and wants to download the file. No...

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Problem statement: The current way of syncing with iCal causes problems since users cannot unselect irrelevant or inactual courses. Some users might be enrolled as both teachers and students in the sa...

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Problem statement: Right now we can sort discussion replies from new to old or vice-versa, but the sorting seems to default to post the newest reply first. I want students NOT to be able to see any an...

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Problem statement: I am confused. There was a long period of discussion around the problems with rubrics not auto-saving, with a fix supposedly deployed, but it still doesn't work for me. The original...

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Problem statement: When using the "Media Comment" button and recording a video, we are unable to look at the document we're trying to make comments on. The video window is the only thing active, and t...

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Problem statement: Class group emails are impersonal, even when sent to two or three people because the recipient's name is not in the message field. I want each student to see their own name at the t...

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Problem statement: We use Respondus LockDown Browser with our Canvas quizzes. If they are taking a Classic Quiz, they launch LDB first and if they are taking a New Quiz they simply navigate to the qui...

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Problem statement: Please make a toggle button if you want to use "Question Title" in quizzes. It's so frustrating because I'm constantly typing my question stem into the Question Title box, then havi...

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Problem statement: Canvas lacks a built-in method to integrate Learning Checks directly within lesson pages. Learning Checks are quick self-assessments meant to blend seamlessly with the lesson flow, ...

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Problem statement: Currently, New Quizzes offer a "Shuffle Questions" feature, which randomizes all questions in a quiz. It would be helpful to be able to "pin" one or more questions in a specific pla...

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Problem statement: We record accommodations for students on our student records system. Before each assignment instructors have to check whether any updates have been made to extra time requirements f...

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Problem statement: If a student has any unposted grades in the gradebook, the total grade column will show a slash-eye icon, and the warning text "This grade differs from the student's view of the gra...

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Problem statement: Canvas allows the poster to schedule (delayed publish) Announcements and Discussions. A similar scheduled post feature for Replies to Announcements and Discussions is missing. The u...

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Problem statement: I find that I continually have to reset the sort in SpeedGrader to "the date they submitted the assignment." Presently, if I filter by section, sort the gradebook in any other way, ...

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Problem statement: When looking at reports you see the student name. When you want to print them either physically or to pdf, the student name is nowhere to be seen. Proposed solution: Would it be po...

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