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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 the L...
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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  "Drafts" does not align with any previous documentation or terminology we've used to describe unpublished courses, and will just confuse instructors.I'm not totally sold on listing unpu...
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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 @elainew  The course status is not affected but the course or term end date.  It stays active unless you delete or conclude the course.
Aug 13, 2024 9:44:43 AM
Hi @LukeMcLellan  Students do not receive any notifications from courses that are not published.  
Aug 9, 2024 11:34:19 AM
Hi @FlemmingVesterg  All SIS Import integrations are based on using the SIS ID as the unique identifier.  If the courses "got new SIS-ID's", then they are essentially new courses, as far as Canvas is ...
Aug 7, 2024 1:58:07 PM
Hi @FatouThiam  How were the courses created? If they were created by importing a feed file using the SIS Import process, then you can send another feed file through with the "bad" courses having a st...
Aug 7, 2024 1:50:59 PM
Hi @ErickaLasley  If you go to the main Instructure site, there is a "Contact Us" link at the bottom: https://www.instructure.com/contact-us 
Aug 5, 2024 2:26:11 PM

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