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Problem statement: When using Speedgrader for quizzes, it shows all questions in the quiz, not just the ones that need review. So if I have an entire quiz of multiple choice, with just one written res...

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Problem statement: After have been working in speedgrader for 4 years, I start to believe it is actually a bit slow because there are so many clicks to navigate. Proposed solution: I would suggest re...

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Problem statement: When developing Rubrics for assignments, it currently is not possible to upload a PDF or DOCx file that would be useful in explaining the answer to the assignment. For example, one ...

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Problem statement: Online Attendance in New Analytics is supposed to track student participation automatically based on the instructor's settings. But right now, there's a problem. You can't generate ...

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Problem statement: After an assignment due date/time occurs or as instructor selects "missing" flag (and student score goes to automatic zero with a "missing comment" for an assignment for a student w...

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Problem statement: When I use Portfolium, I need to analyze the data contained in the 'All Courses Report' regarding the Course Assessment, and also the report for each Pathway published. The issue ar...

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Problem statement: I use text headers for the date and objective of class, it would help if there was a text color option so they could stand out and also make it so the headers can be copied to other...

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Problem statement: Currently, many of our instructors rely on the feedback option within the quizzes tool to provide valuable insights, such as referencing page numbers or resources related to each qu...

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Problem statement: Course links do not currently open in a new window. It makes navigating back to the original page/assignment/discussion difficult. We have a Discussion Requirements page we like to ...

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Problem statement: I'm not able to preview a page, assignment, or discussion to see what it would look like before saving it. We're currently migrating from D2L and this was a very helpful feature esp...

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Problem statement: A Final Exam was given and set to be due on the date the section ended. The instructor had short answer questions that needed to be manually graded. The students submitted the exam ...

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Problem statement: We want more flexibility in how to calculate grades to match our government expectation that grades reflect the consistent achievement of students with more focus on recent achievem...

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Problem statement: When using the SpeedGrader, if you press the left arrow in the student selection bar (at the top right) it doesn't stay in the same location because some images take longer to load....

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Problem statement: Student Comments Tracking Problem: Currently, in Canvas, there is no efficient way for teachers to track comments left by students on assignments, quizzes, or other sections within ...

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Problem statement: We are looking for a way to have students see different questions based on the answers chosen for a question. Proposed solution: For example: If a student selects "False", go to th...

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Problem statement: Students and parents are not motivated and/or savvy enough to check Canvas grades consistently to keep track of missing work. Parents have told teachers at our school that they woul...

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Problem statement: When a user adds a preexisting rubric to an assignment (discussion, quiz, etc) using the "Find A Rubric," the option checkboxes disappear, including the very important one "Use this...

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Problem statement: The process for adding a Rubric to a discussion board is different for Graded Discussions vs. Assignments. Process 1 (Assignments): Create and Save Assignment > "+Rubric" Button. Pr...

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Problem statement: Assignments with (1) student file uploads can be (2) bulk downloaded to the professor, and (3) bulk uploaded back to the student. Great for things that are more readily scored and/o...

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Problem statement: When I include a question-dependent calculator for in a New Quiz, I see a screen that behaves like the desired scientific calculator. This helpful feature only has two challenges th...

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