Archive content

[bconner]

I have had several teachers request the ability to archive content.  As we move further into COVID learning the amount of content contained in courses is becoming cumbersome at best.  Adding the ability for teachers to archive content (assignments, pages, quizzes) that they not longer need will make navigation much easier on the teacher side.  As the year progresses the amount of content will continue to grow and become more and more difficult to navigate.

[Renee_Carney]

@bconner 

This is an interesting concept, since it would probably also close off access for students/observers to look back.

We can open this for conversation, but there are a couple suggestions I have
1) break the course shells by quarter or semester - this will help with the size issue right away
2) If teachers aren't aware already, leverage collapsing modules and maybe even drag or reorder modules so the oldest are at the bottom and not always above the scroll

[bconner]

@Renne_Carney

Most of my teachers want access closed off so it would be perfect.

1)Our courses are uploaded via our SIS so we cant really break them into smaller shells.  I have recommend to our teachers that they export the course at the end of a six weeks and delete the past content so they can import it next year.

2)Some do use modules but that doesnt really help with the assignments.  Some of my self contained elementary teachers that teach 6 subjects have over 60 assignments and we are only in the 5th week of school so by the time we hit week 30 it will be really difficult to manage.  I have had them manage assignments using assignment groups and setting the weight to 0% and drop the old assignments in but archive would be better in my opinion.

[gilmanl]

I am an instructor, and I have already corrected and given feedback on many assignments in the first weeks of school. My assignments page takes a long time to load, and when I am trying to link to an assignment within canvas, I have to scroll and keep "loading more" assignments to get to the one I want. I would LOVE to be able to move assignments that have already been completed by all students into a different area of canvas.

Thanks.

[ArtySpangles]

Way to hide all work from a date period. Schools work six/nine week sections. 

[bconner]

It is also becoming cumbersome to weed through all of the assignments when linking as there is no way to filter.  On the assignments page you can at least filter by marking periods if you are giving due dates, but not in the RCE when linking these assignments.

[Ateaford]

We need a way to archive assignments. It is so time consuming searching for assignments to link.

[ArtySpangles]

Yes, some way to hide/archive the whole six weeks or grading period... even the students find it frustrating to see that stuff. Please figure out a way to do this. 

[mco3]

Could you please develop a mechanism by which a teacher can download and digitally archive tests students have taken?  This is useful for test development and record keeping. 

Thank you very much.

[mco3]

Hey!  I think being able to download quizzes students have taken is a fantastic idea and has a lot of pedagogical merit to it!

[mco3]

Sometimes we need to show the quizzes students took for accreditation purposes. It's also useful to review them to identify areas where students characteristically have difficulties in order to create proactive plans for address these areas in the future.

[rom17]

Please develop a mechanism by which a teacher can download and digitally archive Canvas quizzes that students have taken.  This is useful for the purpose of analyzing items for quiz/test development for future use, as well as record keeping and documentation for accreditation purposes.

[sdmeyer]

This would be of great value toward assessment in terms of determining which measures are most effective in the long-term.  Additionally, it would be a great administrative tool for record-keeping.

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