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Since apps can be difficult (or impossible) to restore when deleted at the site level, it would be nice if there was a disable feature.  If this prevented new instances of the app being used while preserving historical data, that would be best.  Then the app could be re-enabled if the decision was reversed. ... View more

It would be nice if teachers could create groups of questions and then assign a set of these groups at random to students.  This is different from the current arrangement with question groups because those are for a random batch of questions (not a random batch of groups of questions). We tried to use the Stimulus question type as described below, but it seems that Stimulus questions behave differently than other questions in item banks.  From the random question guide "Note: When you add stimulus content to an item bank, questions attached to the stimulus content are not automatically added and must be added to the item bank manually. Likewise, when you add stimulus content to a quiz from an item bank, attached questions are not automatically added."  So we weren't able to add random stimulus questions to a quiz. Here is the workaround that wasn't succesful: Create a New Quiz with the steps in this guide https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-using-New-Quizzes/ta-p/1173 Create 10 Stimulus Questions each having 5 questions attached to them. Stimulus typically are used to have a historic picture or some subject matter, then ask a group of questions related to the topic. However, you could create a Stimulus and if the subjects are not related just write in "Question Combo 1" or something similar. Here is the guide to stimulus questions https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-insert-stimulus-content-in-New-Quizzes/ta-p/573 Add the 10 stimulus questions to an Item Bank with the steps in this guide https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-content-to-an-item-bank-in-New-Quizzes/ta-p/587 Create the New Quiz that you want students to take. Add 3 random stimulus questions from the item bank with the steps in this guide https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-all-items-or-a-random-set-from-an-item-bank-to-a/ta-p/583 ... View more

It would be nice, especially for support staff, if we could search on name fields and partial email addresses in the enroll dialogue.  This way if we know the person's name but not their exact user id or email address, we could start typing a name or partial email address and be presented with a list of matches. ... View more