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Prior to the ILP, our Course Titles included the Course Name Day and Time. (example: Art Appreciation MWF 1230) and our SIS ID included the Course Code, term, and CRN. (example AR1323-202430-30111)Our faculty members are missing the Day/Time in the c...

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I'm developing some course for electronic engineering student who are doing a 2 year diploma. Been asked if it is possible to create a quiz which the student will have to produce a series of formulas for, for example the answer to 1 of the questions ...

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Hello, I'm a lecturer.I had started to create all my content in the courses that my institution had created for this academic year. And today when I log in, my dashboard is empty, and no courses, nothing. all the xork done, disappeared; Does someone ...

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Before I started using Canvas, students would submit assignments on paper to me. These assignments would require students to write calculations/equations and solve problems.  I would then place a simple 'check mark' or 'x' by each question.  For the ...

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I would like to be able to remove the class cards on the dashboard when not in use? I currently have classes from last semester still up and I just want to clear the dashboard for the new semester. Is there a way to do that or is it something I have ...

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I want to use differentiation tags to group students and then create a course pacing option based on the differentiation tag.  For example, we have full-time and part-time students (in the same section) part-time students get longer to complete the c...

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I am trying to assign an assignment to students but set two different lock dates so that students with extended time lock later than students who don't need extended time. I'd like to be able to do this without typing in each individual kid for every...

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I recently read that starting in April 2025 a new feature will be available for the video player: "Video playback controls will ensure that students engage with video learning content as intended by preventing them from skipping ahead or altering pla...

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Hello, I create all of my lecture notes in Dreamweaver and upload them into the Files section and then insert them into the Modules. In these lecture notes, I have embedded YouTube videos (I used the embed codes from YouTube). For almost a decade the...

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Hello, I'm wondering on from a teacher pov, how to download data to see assignment submission rates (like if they submitted or haven't). When students submit in our tutoring centre, they don't get marked, just either they have completed the assignmen...

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Good day, I have noticed that the audio files uploaded on Canvas are producing a strange “cracking/underwater” sound during playback. Interestingly, when I open the same audio files directly on my PC, the sound is clear and does not have this issue. ...

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I have a goal of providing more interaction and on page activities on Canvas pages. I have been looking into a few options and just found out about Clever LMS for Canvas. Has anyone used this and what are your thoughts? Thanks Jen

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I would like to have two assignments that are conceptually linked. In particular, I want students to respond to a prompt at the beginning of the semester, and then respond to the same prompt at the end of the semester. I'd like to be able to see thei...

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Hello,I am blind and use my computer in windows high contrast mode (I've tried canvas high contrast mode, it is not as robust or accessible).  However, there are lines running through the words.  It looks like formatting doesn't quite line up.  I've ...

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We have installed the new Microsoft Education LTI into our Canvas instance, however we are having issues with creating recurring Teams meeting.  The calendar glitches (starts automatically moving both the start and end calendars back by a day on a co...

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1. If I don't want the attendance tool grade to count toward student grades, do I have to mark it to not count both in the tool, and in the assignment? 2. If I mark it not to count in one or both places, what will I see in the gradebook? 3. If I mark...

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I would like to have students sign up to present a topic on a particular class day. Is it possible to allow them to access the calendar feature to do so or is there a way to set up a sign-up sheet other than just creating one myself and loading it in...

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Hello Canvas Community,I would like to ask if there is a way to create a midterm report for each course in Canvas.What I am looking for is:A way to summarize student progress up to the midterm point.The ability to include categories of performance (a...

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I'd like to use a daily accountability rubric to have students self-assess their durable skills, participation and engagement.  The videos I have seen online suggest that their is a self-assess check box but I cannot seem to find it.  Did it dissappe...

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I teach at a high school and my class periods are 48 minutes long. I have students that receive 50% and 100% extra time on everything. I would like to know if there is any way to provide those students with the time they need to finish a test in the ...

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I have used EdPuzzle integrated through Canvas for several semesters and different classes.  I assigned a video lesson that has open-ended questions that requires manually grading, which I have completed.  This is my first assignemnet for this course...

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Our institution recently switched to a new proctoring tool from Respondus Lockdown Browser and implementation went smoothly. Since we have ended our Respondus contract, we removed the LTI from our Canvas instance. However, we found that many instruct...

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I am loving the dyslexia friendly font as a designer. The hard part is knowing if the text will update. I have noticed that things like headers, link, and lists don't always present with the font once the page is saved. Hopefully learners are seeing ...

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Hi All,As an instructor, is there a way to force Canvas to display assignments as sorted by type? Right now, my classes are defaulted to sort by date and student have to manually tap (iPad) "sort by date" every time they go to view assignments.Please...

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Ok, if I could offer a suggestion to add submission times to either the grades tab or the assignments tab, that would a super helpful way for students to see their progress very quickly and know where to pick up with the next assignment. 

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We have been able to implement the new Microsoft Education that was just released. We have a series of courses that use Teams spaces for group collaboration. However, with this new tool, unlike the prior tool (Microsoft Teams Classes), each section u...

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Good afternoon, I worked with a faculty member today who experienced an issue during a course copy, the error message was something I hadn't seen before. When clicking on what the error referred to: it's a Question Bank with 333 questions. I looked...

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Hello!I am an instructor and account owner and trying to import a course into Canvas Instructure and am receiving an error message "Zip file would exceed quota limit."Is this the quota for the course or for our Canvas account? What can I do to remedy...

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Good morning, I am running into an issue when trying to make accessible tables. I attempt to add a caption to the table, which shown in the community post Table Accessibility in Canvas ,  should appear above the table.   In my attempt to add a captio...

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Hi there,I need help as I am the Admin of two schools using Canvas. I oversee over 50 courses at a time and can see them all in one of my schools' Dashboard, but for some reason, I am limited to 20 in the other school. Is there a way to remove the ca...

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