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SusanNiemeyer
Susan Niemeyer
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I don't believe that it's possible to set up such a complicated grading scheme on Canvas.While I also appreciate the instructor's efforts, she may simply want to create a less complex sche...
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@danaleeling  I'm with you on this one. I really wish the Speedgrader Comments would keep the spacing. It would really help my students clearly understand the main points of my feedback. Right...
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There are different ways to direct students to their assignments. One way is to "enable" Assignments in the Course Navigation bar (go to Course Settings to do this). Then the students will be ...
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Until that Feature Idea is implemented, I would suggest that you click on the three dots to the right of the module name when you move the module. There, you can select the location without manually d...
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Please, please, please rethink the placement of the To-Do Lists for Instructors. A lot of us receive notifications of professional development activities as "students." However, our primary ro...
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Most Recent Posts

I have found that "labeling" the comments is the easiest way. I teach ESL, and my comments are tied to specific exercises. Therefore, I start each comment with the name of the assignment: Simp...
Jun 28, 2025 08:41 AM
Hi @JenniferLi58, I am going to strongly recommend that you just recreate your syllabus in Canvas using the "rich content editor." Create headers for each section and copy and paste the pa...
May 23, 2025 17:06 PM
The only way I've found to keep the assignment groups is to choose the option to import all content into the target course. I import everything prior to the beginning of each new semester.  Yes, i...
Apr 27, 2025 18:54 PM
If the students are just entering information, you could create a table on a page. Then under "options," select " teachers and students" as "users allowed to edit this page." T...
Apr 27, 2025 18:51 PM
You are creating SO MUCH EXTRA WORK for yourself by trying to create content in Word and the copying and pasting it into Canvas. You would be much better off by simply creating content in Canvas using...
Apr 07, 2025 19:09 PM

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