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sbeck1 · ‎05-10-2019

We change the username in the user's account. This way, even if they try to select the reset password option, the username they enter is not an option. That seems to work for us.

sbeck1 · ‎05-10-2019

Has anyone removed access for instructors to change the course start and end dates? I cannot find a place in the account settings or the permissions to remove this access. We do not want courses to open early or stay open after the term. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help!

sbeck1 · ‎04-25-2019

dgrobani‌, our system is structured that the sub-accounts mimic our school and department breakdowns. Unfortunately, the way our terms run, any course in any of the schools or departments could run during any of those terms.

sbeck1 · ‎04-25-2019

@jsavage2 ‌, it sounds like we are working in similar realms! I've inquired if there is a way to manipulate the multiple grading periods to make it work, but it doesn't sound like that is going to be a possibility.

sbeck1 · ‎04-22-2019

Before we moved to Canvas, we would create numerous terms in our old system. During the summer, we would create up to 25 terms to accommodate all of the differences of the terms. When we moved to Canvas, we decided to drop down to just one term for each semester. We could use our SIS import to designate the face-to-face courses, online courses, and blended courses. We also could use the course start and end dates to accommodate for the block (partial term) courses. Fast forward almost four years, and we are finding different reasons we need to go back to multiple "terms" in our system. Having a semester broken out into multiple terms can cause some issues when it comes to searching and reporting in the system. Example: During the summer, we offer the following "terms" for the trimester: 1. Block 1 2. Block 2 3. Block 3 4. Block 1 & 2 5. Block 2 & 3 6. Block 1, 2, & 3 7. 7-week block 1 8. 7-week block 2 9. Online professional block 1 10. Online professional block 2 11. Off-schedule This is all for just one trimester. We have a similar setup during the fall and spring trimesters. This makes searching for courses, reporting, pulling grades, etc rather cumbersome. It also makes our list of terms extremely lengthy when filtering by terms, at any point. Do any other institutions have a similar setup? Is anyone else doing something different to accommodate a similar situation? Are there other reasons an institution might need sub-terms? If there are other uses, and/or other institutions that would benefit from something like this, I will submit a feature request.

sbeck1 · ‎04-02-2019

@nancy_lachance ‌, we are experiencing the same issue. We had put in that anything from 0-.01 was an "i," but any student that hasn't completed a single assignment in the course will be assigned an "i." We tried doing negative points, as well as I have tried creating a small section in the middle of the zeroes, but it still will not work. I'm hoping that someone will add the answer here!

sbeck1 · ‎11-06-2018

We are receiving this error also. When I contacted support about the error that states to contact support, I was told that it was running okay now, so not to worry. That doesn't work for us. If an enrollment is missed, it doesn't automatically run again. Our import system thinks the student was successfully imported. Joni, how often do you run imports?

sbeck1 · ‎07-27-2018

@kona where is the unconference going to be in the Lodge?

sbeck1 · ‎04-16-2018

@Adrienne_J_Gaut ‌, are you looking at doing this during breakfast on Wednesday?

sbeck1 · ‎02-19-2018

@Adrienne_J_Gaut ‌, I'm hoping to be able to make it this year! Last year, I had another commitment at the same time! Getting pretty excited for InstCon18!

sbeck1 · ‎01-22-2018

Robbie, thanks for checking in. I didn't get an answer to this. We are having trouble getting it set up.

sbeck1 · ‎12-19-2017

stefaniesanders‌, this is what I was referring to, but there doesn't seem to be any mention of Commons that I can see. Does it fit in one of those areas that I can't see yet?

sbeck1 · ‎12-19-2017

@Robbie_Grant ‌, thank you for asking. No, I didn't receive an answer to this. I do not see this in the permissions area either, but have heard rumors that permissions will be undergoing some changes soon.

sbeck1 · ‎10-20-2017

I've heard from several faculty members as we have been on our journey with Canvas outcomes, they would like the ability to have the mastery level determined by the gradebook score. This means the outcome could be set so if a student achieves >=80% on the assignment, they exceed the expectation. If the student achieves a 70-80%, they meet the expectation, and below a 70% does not meet expectation. These thresholds would be set when creating the outcome. The outcome assessment would then be computer generated based on the score I put in the gradebook. This would eliminate the additional clicks for faculty.

sbeck1 · ‎10-04-2017

Ryan, we have asked the faculty to create an additional assignment for the gradebook. This was based off of the concepts in this posting. https://community.canvaslms.com/groups/admins/blog/2016/12/19/override-adjust-the-final-grade Hope this helps!

sbeck1 · ‎09-27-2017

I apologize for the delay in responding to this. @dejonghed07 ‌, here is a link to the document a faculty member sent to me. https://www.polleverywhere.com/docs/canvas-integration-guide.pdf

sbeck1 · ‎09-22-2017

Is anyone else having issues with faculty replying to notifications via mobile Outlook, and it doesn't go through? I have a faculty member that has replied to several Canvas conversation notifications via Microsoft Exchange on a mobile phone. The responses are not going through to the students. There doesn't seem to be a record of it in Canvas, as well.

sbeck1 · ‎09-19-2017

Thank you!

sbeck1 · ‎09-19-2017

Poll Everywhere has integration instructions for Canvas. Has anyone tried this? It is asking for a Developer Key, and we try not to give out that type of information unless it is really necessary. If you are using it, 1)how does it work? 2)Do you then have to have a subscription for it? 3)Is it being widely used? 4)Pros vs. cons?

sbeck1 · ‎09-19-2017

Roxanne, we have added Office 365, however Google Docs is the first option that is available in the collaboration area. Is there a way to change the order of the options?

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Limiting Course Date Access Has anyone removed access for instructors to change the course start and end dates? I cannot find a place in the account settings or the permissions to remove this access. We do not want courses to o...	05-10-2019	2131	2
How to accommodate "sub-terms?" Before we moved to Canvas, we would create numerous terms in our old system. During the summer, we would create up to 25 terms to accommodate all of the differences of the terms. When we moved to Can...	04-22-2019	2054	7
Assignment value indicates "mastery" level I've heard from several faculty members as we have been on our journey with Canvas outcomes, they would like the ability to have the mastery level determined by the gradebook score. This me...	10-20-2017	1241	25
Reply to notification doesn't go through Is anyone else having issues with faculty replying to notifications via mobile Outlook, and it doesn't go through? I have a faculty member that has replied to several Canvas conversation notification...	09-22-2017	890	1
Is anyone using the Poll Everywhere integration? Poll Everywhere has integration instructions for Canvas. Has anyone tried this? It is asking for a Developer Key, and we try not to give out that type of information unless it is really necessary....	09-19-2017	2501	2
Change the collaboration defaults We are a Microsoft campus. We have some faculty that are using the collaborations feature in Canvas, but the default option for collaborations is Google Docs. Is there a way to remove Google, or to a...	09-14-2017	2372	4
Course Site Templates We have created a course site template that is used across an entire sub-account. Has anyone found a way that can have this template pre-populated for any course created in that sub-account? I though...	09-11-2017	825	1
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Simplify access to questions requiring manual grading in SpeedGrader When using the SpeedGrader, at the top it will list the questions that you need to pay attention too. You can click on these questions and it will take you to them in the students test. T...	05-01-2017	1115	11
InstructureCon Admin Meet-up Are there any meet-ups currently setup for admins at InstructureCon 2017?	04-04-2017	1439	10
Adding LTI to Help Menu We have a contract with a third party, online tutoring company. We would like to add a link in our help menu directing students to that website, when they are needing assistance. The website uses SSO...	03-14-2017	848	0
Outcomes and third party tools Our institution is implementing outcomes for the upcoming fall trimester. Faculty are working on building and aligning outcomes during this spring and summer trimester. We have been asked about how t...	03-06-2017	579	2
Multiple Grading Schemes for One Course I'm not sure in which place to post this, so I'm starting with Grade Pass Back. We are preparing for a grade pass back to our SIS, and we have encountered an issue with one of our pilot courses. T...	03-06-2017	2220	4
Quiz Time Pop-Up I have a student that reported they received a pop-up while taking a quiz. The pop-up informed the student they had 30 seconds left to finish their quiz. The pop-up got stuck on the screen, and the s...	02-15-2017	655	1
Is anyone using SIS besides PowerSchool or Skyward? We use Banner, and are beginning the setup of the grade pass back. Looking for advice from the trenches, if others are out there!	01-13-2017	579	0
Commons Access Is there a way to remove access to Commons for TAs? I couldn't see anything in the permissions area. I have a student that was checking out the Commons and downloaded a lot of files to a course site....	11-15-2016	1092	3
SIS Import Report This feature idea has been submitted a couple of times before now. Once it received 125 votes, and the response from Canvas was some changes had been made to make the report more friendly. Recently, ...	10-17-2016	1120	4
Active courses only? Has anyone found a good way to be able to view only active courses? We are struggling with massive course listings and cross-listed sections. We would like to be able to conclude the courses that hav...	08-30-2016	735	3
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