Hi, I've been teaching with Canvas for about 10 years and the recent changes to the interface are a huge downgrade in functionality. I don't like them, my students are complaining, formatting is routinely getting messed up, and my colleagues are also...

Hi everyone, is there a way to bulk reorder module items? For context, I am trying to merge 5 modules into 1, is there a quick way to combine all the items from the modules? Thank you. 

Hello, in Canvas' Assignments section, is there any way I can quickly sort the assignments in the numerical order? Thank you. 

Is there a way to add a course title in the subject line of the notification email when a person is registered into a course for the first time?  Right now it looks like the subject line is the same for all courses.  It would be helpful if the subjec...

I'm testing out mastery paths just to see how they work. I can get it to work fine if I start on an assignment or a quiz, but every time I try to set it up where I add the conditionals onto a graded discussion as the start, I click save on the master...

We have a "newbie" starting in September - what's the best way to onboard/ train them up in Canvas? I've seen the Commons Course ... just wondered if there's anything else that folks have seen/ used that's had impact?

I need to share pages and assignments with fellow educators to discuss design, layout, etc. When I publish a course, because of the "Not available until" date, which is in September, nothing shows in assignments. Because of the "Not available until" ...

I want to create a single About Your Instructor (for example) page in Canvas that I can have linked to in all my courses. This way I only update the page in one place and it is updated everywhere. What I am doing now is creating the page in one cours...

Is it possible to set up an email that would automatically be sent to any student that completed a specific assignment? We have a "Your Final Reflection" assignment at the end of all of our courses and would love to send a customized email to any stu...

Good Afternoon,I was hoping to have some assistance or advice regarding auto-responses in the Canvas Inbox. The setting is enabled. I have created an out-of-office time frame and message as well as turned it on. The characters of the email are less t...

I'm getting really annoyed when I have to pull up a list of all pages. I click "Pages" in the course menu and then I have to make the same choice again by clicking "View all pages". Please tell me there's an easier way to view all pages in a course. ...

Hi, I have created a course which contains the assignments, pages, events, modules, sections etc.  I'm using sections as my participants start the course in cohorts but at different times.  Assignment due dates, events, announcements etc are assigned...

Is it possible as a teacher or admin to download all student discussion posts in a course?

I can't tell which page I am looking at. How do I get rid of two and keep the one I want? or edit the address? Here are the three URL's-- If I click on the HOME link in the left menu I am directed to the address below. This is problematic. Even thoug...

Hi everyone,Is there a way to upload a CSV file (or similar) to create a large number (64) of empty new course shells?We are trying to integrate FlexPoint and we need to make an empty course in our Canvas for each of their course offerings. It needs ...

How do I create a task completion checklist in a course for the student when each module which has been completed? I have a course that I am the admin of created by a previous colleague.  Students are emailing asking me about the checklist not checki...

I'm an Instructor in adult education, and I've recently been designated as my campus's Canvas Admin. My department teaches the same seven Courses over the course of our program, so every single student cohort has the same course content. I'm working ...

Hello, I'm writing to you because I'm having a problem adding deadlines since the Canvas update. Indeed, when I assign an assignment to different dates for each student, I click on “apply”, “save” and yet NO deadline is applied and updated. I don't k...

I am trying to integrate OpenStax assignable supplements to my Canvas. It is asking for a Developer Key and I don't know where to find this

Hi there We currently use BluePrints at our college. We are looking to update our template slightly for the new term in 2025, by adding a whole new home page to every course. Is there a quick way to do a bulk upload to add this new page to all of our...

I am an instruction and I would like to add multiple deadlines to the same group discussion board for my students. Is there a way to do this in Canvas LMS?I'm facilitating book clubs in one of my courses and it would be helpful for students to post w...

I know that Canvas/Instructure recently began mathjax support (thank you thank you thank you sooooo much). I also know that the \degree is fairly new to mathjax. I noticed that canvas does not support the \degree command and instead we have to expone...

Hello,I will be retiring in a few years. I would like to save all of the hard work I have put into my Canvas shells, so that I can possibly offer private classes in the future. I see that there is a free version of Canvas for teachers. How would I go...

Hi Everyone. I’m trying to add an Incomplete for a student and when I go to the Course, then go to Settings, then Section, there is no “Add Section” box that pops up.  Can anyone help me so I can create an “Incomplete” class section for this student?...

Hi .When I'm on my Samsung phone in canvas in Assisgnments.I have no Button to push to START ASSIGNMENT? making it difficult to submit my work.If i am on my laptop the START ASSIGNMENT buton is there and I CAN do my work.So my issue is I have files t...

On Quizzes, there is an option for students to see or not to see incorrect answers to their quizzes. It allows all students to see their answers (if I click the box).  However,  I want to determine which students are able to see their answers.    Aft...

I am supposed to start semester 2 and end it by August 12th. However, the course says it starts at the 13th. Is there a way I can start the course early? I have to skip algebra 2.