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mzimmerman
Mike Zimmerman
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Fairly new to Canvas after being a Blackboard administrator for nearly 20...oh, wait, you mean my *actual* biography? Born in Florida. Grew up moving around the southeast. Graduated from the University of Florida and the University of South Florida with degrees in psychology and computer science. Had my heart set on being a librarian but stumbled into IT instead...

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Hi @Sonpham410  First, contact your instructor and have them check the LockDown Browser Dashboard in the course to confirm the settings.  This error can happen if the instructor has never opened t...
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Hi, At my school, the most common situations for merging sections are 1) when it is really the same class is crosslisted under multiple sections/departments (which results in multiple course shells in...
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I also agree.  "Drafts" does not align with any previous documentation or terminology we've used to describe unpublished courses, and will just confuse instructors.I'm not totally sold...
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We appreciate the option that Canvas allows for users to create multiple channels to be notified within the system.  However, we are seeing the same issues described inhttps://community.canvaslms.com/...
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Hi @KEITHREIDFORD, I'm afraid that it's not possible to transfer a student's work/progress from one course to another.  The closest thing you might be able to do is to download all ass...
Dec 13, 2024 9:04:03 AM
I have not heard about any such option, but @Chris_Hofer has a helpful post describing how new features are suggested and implemented in Canvas in the recent thread at https://community.canvaslms....
Dec 9, 2024 9:16:03 AM
Hi @JoanSchnell  Just to clarify, you would use the QR code to log into the Canvas mobile app.  It is not possible to display the QR code from within the mobile app itself after you have logged in...
Dec 9, 2024 9:01:20 AM
Hi @SamGrimaldi  Unfortunately, the Canvas notification settings are not really that granular.  Instructors can choose to get assignment notifications only for specific courses, but within a parti...
Dec 9, 2024 8:55:18 AM
Hi @AbdulKhadar  Many people use the built-in quiz function to conduct polls/surveys in their Canvas courses.  See the instructions a https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-c...
Dec 9, 2024 8:51:14 AM

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