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meichin · 2017-01-30

We have looked at the Cidi Labs design tool and like what it does. Does anyone know of any other integrated tools for Canvas that provide similar features as the Cidi Labs tool? We are required to make sure we are open to all vendors and look at al...

jcarter1 · 2017-01-30

I work in a very small university where we don't have a dedicated Canvas support structure. I am part of a course building department that works with the academic departments to develop courses in Canvas. I'm in search of Best Practices in how this p...

maguire · 2017-01-29

Has anyone used an administrative assignment associated with a student? For example, we have several courses where another faculty member (not the examiner) does an assessment of a student. For example, the contents of this assessment could be a fine...

akshay_sonvane · 2017-01-27

The university wants to create a custom assignment for 10k+ students, who have been added to a specific course.Based on each students university student id a link is generated. We want the students to get this link as there assignment. What is the be...

david_white · 2017-01-27

Is there a faster way to move multiple questions between banks? I am importing custom banks from offline for merger into my existing banks, and once I import them, I go to Move Multiple Questions (from inside Manage Question Banks window, after open...

GideonWilliams · 2017-01-26

Not sure where to post this as I cannot add comments to the release. Not able to embed or link to Google Forms. Anyone confirm or dispute this?Thanks

melissa_kreider · 2017-01-26

Hi Everyone!My team and I are having a doozy of a time with templates and need some advice. We are currently creating 30+ courses simultaneously. In every course, we have similar, templated elements. So, for instance, we have a template for a Module ...

gaschult · 2017-01-26

When utilizing the table function, why are font or image sizes not reflecting true ratios. When in edit mode, fonts and images are exactly how I want them to appear, however, whether using Chrome or Firefox, "What I see Is not What I get" when saving...

sandy_bolt · 2017-01-26

Is it possible to hide grading totals until a later date in the semester? I want students to see the graded assignments, but not the overall total grade at this time.

margaret_cheney · 2017-01-26

In my own menu "Files" is greyed out. The files I've uploaded have a green icon saying that they're published, but my students can't see them. What I've been able to find in the documentation says that by default, files are supposed to be visibl...

mpilati · 2017-01-26

What exactly does "Remember, changes to question templates won't automatically update quizzes that are already using those questions." mean? When I find an error in a quiz question that pulls from a bank and I fix the question, have I really fixed th...

floresr · 2017-01-25

Does anyone know why Canvas sizes SCORM at about 40% of the browser window width?It looks like the iframe is of a fixed size, and I am trying to figure out how to increase the width so that the SCORM uses all available screen real estate.thanks!ricar...

amanda_taintor · 2017-01-25

I apologize for this question but I am not sure how else to go about getting in touch with the CanvasLive Presenter for A Simple Attendance LTI . Help, Guidance, support greatly appreciated

hmakela · 2017-01-24

Looking for a way to have our instructors receive notification when a student has passed X quiz.

bruce-drummond · 2017-01-24

We are using SCORM packages as graded assignments for compliance courses. As it happens the content has been changed and needs to be updated. We have not found a way to replace or overwrite the current SCORM package with the new content and maintai...

dpingenot · 2017-01-20

We would like to know how to set the Canvas session timeout period to 480 minutes.

hcrouche · 2017-01-20

When designing my page I used the Design launch tools to create buttons. Has it moved or been embedded somewhere else?

schachernp · 2017-01-19

We have an essay question in a module. We copied the module to other modules and now when you edit 1 essay question, the changes occur on all the modules with an essay question. Also, when the student completes the 1st essay, then complete the 2nd,...

mikesell_d · 2017-01-18

I need a copy of my exams that I can set the time limit on to give one student more time on the exam. I have tried renaming an exam and importing it but it just replaces the original exam rather than posting a new copy.

david_white · 2017-01-17

We are using Kaltura to do our media content, and one of the options is Video Quiz (external tool), where you can take a video and insert/overlay questions during the playback, and the results are automatically put into Grades. However, I have disco...

krinsj · 2017-01-17

When I have a calendar event created by an instructor that doesn't require an online submission how can I mark the event as completed?

dhampton · 2017-01-16

Canvas Calendar: is there a way to delete multiple events and/or activities at once vs. one-by-one?I have events and activities showing up on the Syllabus from 2014 in the current course of 2017.It is very time consuming and frustrating to have to de...

myc5323 · 2017-01-13

Can you remove or hide courses that are inactive from the dashboard?

kate_miller · 2017-01-13

Does anyone know if you can change the color of an accordion? I have this code (see below) and it looks great, but if I wanted to change the color of the boxes that house the accordion, how would I do that?<div class="enhanceable_content accordion"> ...

channing_porter · 2017-01-13

How long does it take for grades to post onto Skyward after I have done grade pass back from eCampus. When I clicked post grades for a quiz on eCampus, I did get the success message, but the grades have not shown up on Skyward yet.

ross2 · 2017-01-12

We do engagement analytics for Canvas and as such, I would love to hear more of what's important from your point of view, to understand your content more? I thought I would ask in here as you create courses, but would obviously be interested in the e...

mamontgomery · 2017-01-12

We have a student who was accidentally assigned a new ID in our SIS so when our Canvas SIS import ran that evening it assigned the student the new incorrect ID but all their enrollments are still referencing the former correct ID. We got the ID corre...

lbarratt1 · 2017-01-11

Anyone who is familiar with using iframe have a suggestion on the width and height settings?I had someone tell me 100% but when I tried that in Canvas I had some display issues.I've also heard 600w and 900h works best.Any suggestions so that it's mob...

schachernp · 2017-01-10

A teacher has asked me how to create an assignment that has a table/checklist that each students should complete. The students should fill-in the Observed column or the Performed column with a checkmark or an 'X' or an N/A when they have completed t...

dhunt2 · 2017-01-09

Hi! So, I'm returning from Christmas break to do my outcomes assessments. To do the assessments, I need to see the Analytics for my Final Exam for last semester's students. When I open the Exam and load the course I need to analyze, I see the student...

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