Outcomes at the root account seem to be the only ones you can align with a New Quizzes item

Hi all,  Our Canvas instance has a pretty deep hierarchy of sub-accounts it goes like this: Main account > institution > college > department > campus Here's an example: Main acc...

Grading Rubric in New Quizzes

Hi All, I noticed that we can add a rubric to New Quizzes and set it up for assignment grading.  I'm having trouble understanding the rubric's role in the context of New Quizzes. Because, wh...

,When is the End of Life for the Current Analytics

Hi, when will New Analtics be replacing the current analytics?

Quizzes Next and sub-account level question banks

Hi, I'm curious to know what Insructure has planned for the future question banking when it comes to Quizzes Next? If we have question banks at the sub-account level, can those questions b...

Micro-credentials vs. Badges

Hi all, There's been a lot discussion lately around the workplace about the value of micro-credentials. To me, a micro-credential seems to be a new buzz word for digital badges. They sound like al...

New Quizzes / Quizzes.next

Hi all, Is New Quizzes just a different name for Quizzes.next? Thanks, Ben

Canvas, a Virtual Learning Environment?

Hi all, Do you think Canvas can be considered as a Virtual Learning Environment? Do you think that Canvas VLE would sound better than Canvas LMS? Are VLE and LMS just semantics, and really don't...

Negative point value for items

Hi All, I noticed that you can have a item in QN worth a negative point value. In what use case would an instructor want to have points deducted for a correct answer? Thanks! Ben 

Before You Migrate Courses From Blackboard to Canvas

Our school is in the process of migrating from Blackboard Canvas. We started about a year ago and we learned a lot. I'd like to share a guide we created. It's written from an instructor's p...

Course Nicknames and Conversation Subject Lines

Hi all, If you assign a nickname to a course, as a student or a teacher, is there any way to have that nickname apply to the subject line of a conversation notification? So far it looks like the s...

How are mastery levels defined?

Hi Folks,  If you have a sec, I just want to make sure I'm on the same page when it comes to learning mastery in Canvas. In this doc, How do I use the Learning Mastery Gradebook to vie...

Is it possible to report on content alignment in a course or sub-account?

Hi All, I'm mentioning Accreditation‌, Instructional Designers and LMS Migration Strategies‌ for this question. In Blackboard our instructors can align pretty much any course item to goals or o...

Is there a Badge system that gives students instant feedback?

Hi All, I built out a Badge using Badger in a professional development course I'm working on. It worked as expected. However I noticed that the student had to go to the Badges nav link and wait fo...

Is there a way to include metadata for People in Canvas for Outcome reporting?

Hi All, We've been thinking about our future with Canvas and reporting on Outcomes. Some academic admins have expressed interest in reporting on Outcomes based on cohort and/or program (college &...

What's the best way to convey the difference between the Modules and Assignments Indexes to instructors?

Hi All, In our early stages of Canvas, we've found a bit of confusion among instructors (and sometimes students) differentiating between the Assignments and Modules indexes. Both indexes look s...

Is it possible to ensure that ePortfolios contain required artifacts?

The ePortfolio feature in Canvas looks great. It's nice to see this as a native feature in the LMS giving students the ability to showcase their academic achievements. I've seen third party platfo...

How is the Course Format attribute utilized?

Hi All, I noticed that there is a Course Format setting that can be set to either Online, On-Campus, or Blended. My question is: Is this setting manifested anywhere in the GUI or is it an attribu...

Can instructors find out which students have been viewing specific course content?

Hi All, Can instructors look to their Canvas course to find out which students accessed a particular piece of content such as a page or file or assignment, and  If so, how many times they did...

Module Content Item Limitations

Hi All, Does anyone know if there is a limit to the amount of content items, particularly files, that can be added to a module? Or if there is a limited number of modules that can be added to a co...

Is it possible to restrict features by sub-account

Hi All, In our higher ed institution some schools are required to take attendance, while we'd like other schools to not to have the ability to take attendance at all. Is it possible to restrict su...