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If you can use an LTI, look at Web-CAT (https://web-cat.org). It is based on test-driven development, where students can be evaluated on how well they code and how well they test their code, as well as against JUnit tests written by the instructor. Web-CAT can pass back completed grades to Canvas. It supports a variety of languages including Java, C++ and Python. We use it for our Java CS1 and CS2 courses, as well as our data structures courses, so it supports a wide variety of exercise types. Ping me direct if you want to know more.  ... View more

It also appears that Canvas New Analytics is throwing a SameSite warning. Instructure does not have a date on a planned update.  ... View more

While I appreciate the post, I can't say it makes me feel any better. I'm still trying to figure out why Instructure is still issuing global keys to start with, given that the bar to get one of these appears to be pretty low. This seems like a really bad idea, as it is essentially a single credential, that if compromised, would provide a bad actor with access to data from any institution that turns that key on. That seems like a terrible design, just to make it convenient for vendors. We, as customers, have no idea what the terms of the agreements are between Instructure and the vendors that hold these keys, and that makes me really uncomfortable.  If a vendor wants/needs dev key access, they should have to come to me as a Canvas Admin, make their case, sign a stack of papers that my institution's legal council reviews and approves. Then they get their key.  ... View more

I tried this, with the idea of creating a "store" of browser extensions that users could choose from. There was some coding peculiarities for the extensions, but they were not showstoppers.  But, for what its worth, we went the other way and decided to manage these scripts/changes centrally. Between the different levels of user experience, different browser and platform combinations, and the number of users we have, it became clear that this model was not going to be sustainable for us. We don't have a "you must use this browser" mandate, so we would have had to support extensions for all browsers. Also, we had some concerns from our Accessibility Lab about the behavior of the extensions. From a support perspective, we would spend much more time on end user support than we would ever spend in admin time keeping the scripts updated centrally. Plus, we had the issue of keeping track of user-level vs admin-level scripts. We wrote a tool to bootstrap JS "plug-ins" centrally, based on user role and the page being loaded. For instructors, we provide a grade download extension that exports a file in the format needed for our SIS. The JS file that does that work and modifies the UI only loads on the grade book page and only for instructors and admins. I know that we will have to "fix" our extensions as Canvas starts to rely on ReactJS more, but this has been the approach for us that has worked the best so far.  ... View more

This is the exact same process we use at Virginia Tech. Many of our instructors take a "trust by verify" attitude towards grade exports, mostly because the grade change process is very labor intensive. They want to review the grades before they are uploaded into Banner. We are looking into what it would take to automate the grade upload process from a technical standpoint, but we are also mindful that, even though it would result in less labor, it would be a major shift in business process. We want to completely understand the implications for our instructors and staff before we automate the process. ... View more

The difference for us is that if a student forwards an email, it's clearly on the student. If we send the email, even if the student has blessed it, there is still a perception that we are on the hook if the student, or mom/dad, complains. It's hair-splitting, but that's where we are. ... View more

Our student information data steward and our IT security office are very conservative. We have opted to turn this feature off. The issue that we see is that we can't guarantee that the student is going to use a university-issued email address to receive their grades. If we could, then it would be no problem, as we have a contract with our email provider. But the view here is that because we would be sending FERPA protected info via a third party (the student's email service), regardless of if the student opted in or not, that could be viewed as a data exposure. We can't guarantee the student's info is secure on the mail server, or that copies of the emails are not being archived. ... View more

This is more a request for guidance than a "how I did it", but I would really like a course-level "grader". This role would be someone who could see student submissions, add comments, and then record grades. I tried creating one based on the standard 'TA' role. I could set the permissions to the courses, but I found that there are other, non-published permissions that are tied to the role that are inherited from the 'TA' role. So, what does that mean? If I have a user with the grader role on a course, and the student uses the "Ask Your Instructor a Question" link in the help screen, the question is sent to the instructor, the TAs (if any) AND the Grader, since the grader was based on the TA! So, the 'grader' role really isn't a grader, it's a TA with fewer permissions. This is very problematic, and impacts all roles that are inherited from another standard role. And since you can't create a custom course role without basing it on an existing standard role, all custom roles will have some features that tied to them that are not published. When I pinged Canvas support about this, the response I got was "here is some JS/CSS to suppress the 'Ask Your Instructor a Question' link out of help"... ... View more

This strikes me as a bug. Yes, the code performs as built, but to end user the result is unexpected and inconsistent. If I grant access to a person using a role I created, that is the role that should be reported. This same thing shows up in the course invitations. It is VERY confusing for the invitee to be invited to join the course in a role that is different than the one that they are actually assigned to. Otherwise, what's the point of allowing a custom name for the new role? Concrete example: We created a "Tech Support" role, based on "Designer". When we invited a bunch to departmental tech support folks to a Canvas training course, the invitation email that went out said their role was "Designer". This was VERY confusing to the folks who got the email, and they all reported it as a bug. Now, based on the earlier comments in this thread, it appears that fixing this is much more involved. It still needs to be fixed. *****UPDATE***** Another concrete example, but much more problematic then the email I mentioned. If you create a role based on a standard role, the new role assumes the hidden permissions of the original. So, what does that mean? I created a custom 'grader' role based on the standard 'TA' role.  If I have a user with the grader role on a course, and the student uses the "Ask Your Instructor a Question" link in the help screen, the question is sent to the instructor, the TAs (if any) AND the Grader, since the grader was based on the TA! So, the 'grader' role really isn't a grader, it's a TA with fewer permissions. This is very problematic, and impacts all roles that are inherited from another standard role. And since you can't create a custom course role without basing it on an existing standard role, all custom roles will have some features that tied to them that are not published. ... View more

Thanks Paul. The provisioning report had exact what I needed. Thanks to everyone for your help. ... View more

Thanks Kona.  I wasn't sure where to post the question. I'm open if you think they would be a better audience for the question. ... View more

@Chris, Yes, the first screen cap is from the sub accounts page. The reports are not helpful because there isn't a report that shows all of the courses for a specified subaccount. The reports for courses don't return the sub-account the course is associated with, and there isn't a way in the API to find the courses for a sub-account. The more I look, the less I think there is a way to do what I need. Thanks for your help. ... View more