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John_Gaspar · 2025-03-17

Hello. I'm looking for a solution or advice for the following scenario: The Canvas course has 1900 students. They are in 46 tutorial sections, and there are 18 tutors, with each taking 2 to 4 tutorials. I want to be able to review how tutors are mark...

JimCamomile · 2025-03-17

I am testing canvas by creating a free account. I have set up a profile but cannot find any way or information about creating a unique subdomain so I can see the content i am creating. How do you do this seemingly basic and simple task?

sima_tarokh · 2025-03-17

Dear Canvas Community, I am a Canvas administrator and instructor. We have three course sections that need to be cross-listed into one course shell. Two sections follow an 8-week schedule (Part A: Weeks 1–8 and Part B: Weeks 9–16), while the third se...

EG79 · 2025-03-17

For modules, the green checkmark only shows up when submitting assignments (on those pages).It would be useful to show the green checkmark when reading assignments or non-assignments or assessments are done. When the student clicks "next" to go to th...

Pmandra · 2025-03-17

Hello, Previously when I conducted a Course Copy, it would place the copied course in the same sub-account as the source course. However, I just ran several tests and the target course is placed at the root level by default after conducting a course ...

sdb22 · 2025-03-17

I have created a Classic quiz with 36 multiple-choice questions.They all display in quiz "Preview" (the 36 questions students will see). When I click "Keep editing this quiz" half the questions disappear -- so I cannot edit them. Have used multiple b...

esstein788 · 2025-03-17

I am having issues with how the equation editor displays y'' for students see atachment

hjf11060 · 2025-03-17

Hello, When I am reading student responses in a discussion, my cursor randomly decides to move me to a different random place in the discussion. It keeps happening and I have no idea why. It's very unhelpful as it's hard for me to get back to the pla...

YancyBrewer · 2025-03-17

I have my New Quizzes set up to randomly pick questions from item banks. When I run the analyses, the results are only from that quiz. Some of the questions only have one or two respondents, so the sample size is too small for accuracy. I know these ...

SarahSiroka · 2025-03-17

I cannot copy a course - I keep getting a message that there was an error and to reload page.....HELP

stewartk1 · 2025-03-17

I'm an Admin at my univeristy and we started receiving support tickets about user not reciving email notifications even though their notification settings (global and individual course) turned on. Has anyone else been getting similar reports?

JasonWalley · 2025-03-17

There is obviously a technical glitch, but I am wondering if anyone else has had it. I had a student do a "mad scramble" to finish an assignment that was not assigned to her. We are on block schedules and before the break I had a random period that n...

Zrackkk · 2025-03-17

I apply these colors for my modules and they reflect on the page, but when I refresh the page they change to another color, why?:(Original#92DA99#98E59E#E4E157#FFCE22#BEB8E9Canvas Change#77752e#507852#77752e#856c12#75718f

mdhpsyd · 2025-03-16

How do I extend the time for one student to take the quiz, while all other students have a shorter time limit?

KasiFox · 2025-03-16

Does anyone know how to turn off the virtual assistant in Canvas? I'm sure it's great for some students, but I have my own system for tracking my assignments and I click the X so much I'm just wondering if there is a way to shut it off completely. Pl...

jlanoue6487 · 2025-03-16

I requested a change in the "view all pages" area for students. I want to be able to have folders so that, similar to modules, we could group pages together, by unit or theme. This way, if students need to look ahead, they wouldn't be confused by old...

LIWeifan · 2025-03-16

This issue only occurs with my account. When using others account on the same computer, the left navigation will appears. why? If no left navigation, how can I join a group？

RST81 · 2025-03-15

I want to upload SCORM packages, but need to contact my customer success manager to enable the SCORM LTI.How do I go about contacting them?I have a free for teacher account if that is an issueThank you

imron007 · 2025-03-15

hello I just finished firs semester in our university and we have been using canvas from the beginning of studying year.Is it possible to download transcript from canvas I have been marked from subjects

JasonJay · 2025-03-15

Is there a way to filter assignments in the gradebook by category? For example: If I am conferencing with a student or parent, and at the end of their gradebook I see that a certain category is low, let's say their H.W. grade, is there a way to filte...

kbink · 2025-03-14

Hi There, I'm trying to help a department set up outcomes for and end of year evaluation of their curriculum. They have specific outcomes from an outside organization. They will use New Quizzzes and affiliate an outcome with each multiple choice qu...

BirgitNewman · 2025-03-14

Is it possible to add people with an external email address to a Canvas page? Can they be made Instructor, too?

michaelfischer · 2025-03-14

How do instructors use mobile app to grade students in Canvas gradebook for a No Submission assignment. Looks like mobile app works fine for submission based assignments, but not for a No Submission assignment. How do instructors do this?

MarkKrukowski · 2025-03-14

Hi, The People Page (aka Course Roster), needs to have all the column headings to be sortable. Also the Total Activity header, needs to have how that information is being displayed. If it's hh:mm:ss (I would have not thought that the :ss would have a...

SusanCRiello · 2025-03-14

Hello, our organization is implementing account-level Outcomes that we will then tie in with course-level rubrics. While we intend the outcomes to remain consistent for the foreseeable future, we are wondering what would happen if we do need to make ...

SusanCRiello · 2025-03-14

Hello, our institution is in the initial process of creating Account-Level Outcomes for our graduate programs offered through Canvas. We are going to be invoking these outcomes in course-level rubrics. We have been doing some testing and have been ab...

Katclimber · 2025-03-14

In the past month or so, I've noticed that when typing in the comment box within SpeedGrader, if I have the automated comment library turned on, my typing hesitates and my cursor disappears after a while. So I'll be typing a comment, the library will...

jb2483929 · 2025-03-14

I am transferring grades from another LMS into some Canvas courses. I downloaded both gradebooks as csv and copied columns from the other LMS csv into the Canvas csv file. When I go to import into Canvas gradebook, I get the Canvas page asking about ...

Eeebs · 2025-03-14

So I just created my account on community.canvaslms.com, and I wanted to change my profile picture to a custom one (I was going for a cat). However, I can only see the pandas. Is this because I'm a new member?The only options I have are Pandas and Co...

ChalethiaWillia · 2025-03-13

Is it possible to mark a student excused in attendance?

sgergely · 2025-03-12

We’re excited to announce the release of DAP CLI 1.4.0, which significantly boosts efficiency and ease of use by introducing multi-table operations. This release addresses a major customer pain point by allowing operations on all or selected tables w...

BalazsSerenyi · 2025-03-04

This quarter, we’ve made exciting enhancements to New Quizzes, from improved accessibility to expanded functionality. But the highlight? Our brand-new Student Analysis Report—a game-changer for data-driven teaching! This powerful tool gives instructo...

AkosFarago · 2025-02-27

We’re launching another round of invitations to the closed beta group to gather feedback around automated captioning, rolling transcript, private student notes and a lot more—complete the form by March 5th!

SamGarza1 · 2025-02-24

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our recent survey about Discussion Checkpoints! Your feedback is invaluable, and we're excited to share how it's shaping this feature. Based on your input, we're making some key improvements that will ...

teryn_odom · 2025-02-11

Tl;dr: Impact Admins now have granular adoption data on NQ and the ability to strategically place messaging inside of New Quizzes to support migration and deepen adoption!

TamasBalogh · 2025-01-30

We would like to gather your feedback on the Discussion Summary feature, which has been available as a feature preview since July 2024. This initial period has allowed some of you to experience and utilize the feature, and we've received valuable inp...

sgergely · 2025-01-28

We’re excited to announce updates to a new table in the Canvas namespace that will be available in your CD2/DAP Query API dataset starting February 10th. These changes enrich the dataset with additional context and expand the range of supported use c...

SamGarza1 · 2025-01-22

This morning, we gathered our product team to discuss your feedback on the recent Speedgrader changes that apply to all Discussions in the Discussion Checkpoints feature. We heard you loud and clear – the update disrupted your grading workflow, espec...

ArohiDesai · 2025-01-16

We’re working hard to release the modernized SpeedGrader as soon as possible, with a target of Q1 2025. While we are striving to meet this timeline, we are committed to delivering the release no later than early Q2 2025.

SamGarza1 · 2025-01-16

We're diving deep into the world of Peer Review within Canvas and we need your help!

sgergely · 2025-01-10

We’re releasing DAP CLI version 1.3.1 today to address an issue that affected PostgreSQL users following our recent DAP Query API update. Yesterday, we introduced multiple new enum values across several tables in the DAP Query API, which unfortunatel...

TamasBalogh · 2024-12-18

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, we want to share an update on the highly anticipated AI-powered Discussions and Inbox Translations. As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable, and scalable features, we will continue ...

ArohiDesai · 2024-12-17

We’re excited to announce new features in the Canvas LMS January Release. With the updates to the 2024 release schedule, we remain focused on ensuring that you are fully informed and equipped with the tools you need to succeed and support learners at...

BalazsSerenyi · 2024-12-17

New Quizzes can now be shared to Commons. Save time, collaborate effortlessly, and discover or share assessments internally and externally.

sgergely · 2024-12-16

We’re excited to announce updates to multiple tables and columns in the Canvas namespace with new enumerated values (enums) that will be available in your CD2/DAP Query API dataset starting January 9th. These changes enrich the dataset with additiona...

NinaOng · 2024-12-12

As we near the end of 2024 and look back upon the year… I’d like to share a deeper dive about our discovery process, how the R&D team creates new feature solutions.

ZoeLubitz1 · 2024-12-11

Block Editor will be available in Open Beta on December 16, 2024.

JuditTarnoy · 2024-12-10

Simplifying Learning: Improved Support for New Quizzes TLDR: Quizzes are key to learning, and we’ve made them easier to access and navigate in the Canvas Mobile apps. With improved support for New Quizzes, both learners and instructors can now enjoy ...

BalazsSerenyi · 2024-12-06

Hello, New Quizzes users! We're excited to share some recent improvements, inspired directly by you - our Canvas users! Many of these new features are ready to enjoy now, while some are planned for early 2025. Today's highlights focus on "delighter...

sgergely · 2024-11-29

We are excited to announce the release of DAP CLI & Lib 1.3.0, bringing new features, enhanced functionality, and critical updates based on your feedback. This update reinforces our commitment to improving developer tools and addressing the needs of ...

sgergely · 2024-11-25

Three new columns to be added to the assignments table: parent_assignment_id, type, has_sub_assignments. These changes will go live on December 9th, 2024.

SamGarza1 · 2024-11-25

We’re excited to introduce a new feature we're working on called Differentiation Tags, and we’d love your input to make it the best it can be!

ruthfoulkrod · 2024-11-21

What's next for Ideas and Themes

AlexisNast · 2024-11-20

We're excited to announce the Canvas Apps page will be going live to open beta on December 16th! This new feature is designed to streamline app integration and management for Canvas root admins. While still in development, this initial release, which...

SamGarza1 · 2024-11-15

The release date for the Discussion Checkpoints feature has been adjusted. Originally planned for November 16, the new release date for production is January 18, 2025. In the meantime, Discussion Checkpoints will still be accessible in the beta envir...

SamGarza1 · 2024-11-04

We’re making an important change to the rollout of Discussion Checkpoints based on your feedback. Instead of enabling Checkpoints as a default feature that is on for all users on November 16th, we will now release it as a Feature Option.

sgergely · 2024-11-04

Get ready to shape the future of Instructure’s data capabilities! We’re running an Instructure Data Questionnaire to gather your valuable insights for our 2025 roadmap, focusing on cloud adoption and analytics trends. Your feedback will guide our fea...

TamasBalogh · 2024-10-25

I’m excited to extend the End of Quarter Update practice - which might be familiar from New Quizzes Updates - to Discussions, ensuring you’re informed about recent improvements in the last 3 months and our upcoming objectives for the upcoming quarter...

SamGarza1 · 2024-10-24

We’re excited to share an update on the progress of Discussion Checkpoints! Before moving the feature into our beta environment, we had the privilege of working with four institutions that tested the functionality.

RaviKoll · 2024-10-24

We’re excited to share that SpeedGrader is getting a significant upgrade! These changes are designed to make your grading process even smoother, faster, and more reliable.

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