Students frequently ask for an absence to be excused (for medical reasons, and so on). It seems that in Canvas, excusing an absence only means that a direct penalty won't be applied. I don't h...

Thanks. But the question isn't about assignments.

Thanks for that!Badges don't seem to be an option at my institution; the attendance page doesn't have the "roll call" format shown in that link. (This inconsistency is annoying, but th...

I completely agree. It is very frustrating to set parameters for an assignment only to find later that they meant nothing. In response to dlyons: "there are legitimate reasons an instructor might ...

Ah! Yes, that's exactly it. I'd had a look around, but didn't see that this had already been raised. Thanks.

Thanks for that!Badges don't seem to be an option at my institution; the attendance page doesn't have the "roll call" format shown in that link. (This inconsistency is annoying, but th...

Thanks. But the question isn't about assignments.

Students frequently ask for an absence to be excused (for medical reasons, and so on). It seems that in Canvas, excusing an absence only means that a direct penalty won't be applied. I don't h...

I completely agree. It is very frustrating to set parameters for an assignment only to find later that they meant nothing. In response to dlyons: "there are legitimate reasons an instructor might ...

Ah! Yes, that's exactly it. I'd had a look around, but didn't see that this had already been raised. Thanks.