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Why Canvas does not have a post/publish date for assignments? This would be extremely helpful. I do not view this date to be the same as available date. This was very useful in Google Classroom.
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Hello @RAMONARHODEN
Thank you for contacting the Canvas Community. We're sorry to hear you've been experiencing issues with viewing publish dates on assignments. Right now, that isn't a feature on Canvas regularly - although you can view those details with API. For regular use and view, it hasn't been implement but it is a great idea and suggestion.
Feel free to check out our Ideas Conversation forum as we implement great ideas such as this that we find within the community.
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/idb-p/ideas
Hello @RAMONARHODEN
Thank you for contacting the Canvas Community. We're sorry to hear you've been experiencing issues with viewing publish dates on assignments. Right now, that isn't a feature on Canvas regularly - although you can view those details with API. For regular use and view, it hasn't been implement but it is a great idea and suggestion.
Feel free to check out our Ideas Conversation forum as we implement great ideas such as this that we find within the community.
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/idb-p/ideas
@greydon could you explain where "you can view those details with API"?
The Assignments API doesn't appear to have post/publish date for assignments? Unless I'm just missing it somewhere... totally possible.
Thank you!
Andrew
Seems pretty asinine that as an instructor I am not able to view a history of the posted dates of my own assignments.
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