Prioritize the To Do list in the dashboard

[mvieth]

I have 2 Canvas courses, and then I am also added to 9 other courses as the coordinator.  Is there a way to prioritize my 2 courses so that my student work appears on the top of the To Do list?  

Yes, I can "x" out the other 9 courses worth of work, but it reappears with the next submission in any of those courses.  

I was hoping the order of the classes in the dashboard would align with the to-do list.

Thanks.

[Hildi_Pardo]

Hi @mvieth -- On the Dashboard I don't think there is a way to prioritize those; it may be they are in a certain chronological order (either Due from you first; or first to Grade).

Aside from entering each course to see the specific To Do list for each course, my only other thought is to go to the Calendar and filter out (deselect) the courses you don't need to see.

Hopefully this is helpful in some way.

thanks!

[mvieth]

Hildi_Pardo, 

Thanks for the advice.  The order seems to be when someone submits work.  And I tried to deselect the calendars, but they are not connected to the To Do List.  

[chriscas · Accepted solution]

Hi @mvieth,

Depending on what you're supposed to as the coordinator of a course, perhaps you could be enrolled in those courses with a different role that may not get all of the to-do items added to it.  I know observers wouldn't get as many to-do items as a teacher, but they also have much less access to the course, which may or may not quit your needs.  Something like Designer may cut down on the to-do list while allowing more access...  It's something you may need to work with your school/institution Canvas team to figure out what would work best.

I hope this helps a bit!

-Chris

[mvieth]

Chris, 

Thanks.  I was thinking something similar, but I need full access to the sections, including the grade book.  

mike

[chriscas]

Hi @mvieth,

It looks like the designer role (and custom roles based off of that) can be granted the permission to viw all grades, but not edit them.  If you need grade edit permission, you may unfortunately be stuck with the extra to-do items that you'd rather not see.

-Chris