About

jmerlenbach2
Josh Merlenbach
Rank:
Community Contributor
Title:
Application Administrator
Joined:
Dec 8, 2021 11:26:23 PM
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58
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13
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49
Bio:
Canvas and Credentials Administrator for the University of Missouri System

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We have begun demoing the new Portfolio to some faculty members, with a plan for initial pilot courses this Fall. Our focus currently is on the Showcase Portfolio functionality. While sentiments are o...
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@Dalma_Schnell I wanted to follow up on a comment you left for @ccarnes where you say the following: "As we continue to enhance the product, we do anticipate that some future, advanced cap...
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I do see this as more similar to a sub-section as opposed to a group, and I, like others, don't mind calling these entirely not groups. However, I am hesitant to through my weight behind these usi...
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Canvas Badges is free, Canvas Credentials requires an additional license separate from the institutional license for Canvas LMS.
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Hi Cindy, I don't know if this would be an acceptable alternative for you to SFTP, but there is an API endpoint for SIS Uploads that may allow you to automate the loading of SIS data into your Can...
Likes: 3

Most Recent Posts

After the GA enablement, will this still be a course level feature option if the admin team decides not to force it on? Currently, we have this feature set to off, but unlocked, so that individual fac...
Nov 21, 2025 11:48 AM
Thank you for the clarification @Dalma_Schnell . Our long term goal would be for our users to be using whichever of the Inherited Keys that would be Instructure's "default" for long te...
Nov 13, 2025 12:08 PM
Good afternoon @Dalma_Schnell -If I as a Feature Preview User disable the Developer Key, that will remove access for the users who are currently using until I turn it back on. While this isn't...
Nov 13, 2025 11:36 AM
I'll add my name to the chorus calling out the student only role. In a higher education setting, it is extremely normal for users with student roles to have roles as TAs/Teachers in other Canvas c...
Nov 07, 2025 08:49 AM
@Dalma_Schnell I wanted to follow up on a comment you left for @ccarnes where you say the following: "As we continue to enhance the product, we do anticipate that some future, advanced cap...
Nov 04, 2025 07:10 AM

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