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Previously, when students turned in an assignment, there would be an orange dot next to their name and nothing next to students who have not turned it in. Now there is a red dot next to every person's name and I have to read the description to see if they have turned it in or not. Anyone else seeing this? Can I change it…
Hi, So, in a recent update to the speedgrader, the UX has added confusion and possibly work on instructors. The image below/attached should illustrate. Checkmark for graded is good. Colored dot for submitted but not yet graded is good. But just leaving the not submitted as blank would be much better than giving it a…
I’ve been having lots on issues recently with canvas not saving my handwritten notes for lecture content on the uploaded pdf slides. All it takes is a little mistap out of the pdf into the modules section, then boom 2 hours of work gone and I have to redo it all. There needs to be a better autosave feature or a way to look…
I have a canvaslite.instructure.com account and i create a new course but a can't add new student user to course. I get a We were unable to find matches below msg.
I used to be able to quickly see, at a glance, what assignments were ungraded in SpeedGrader because they had a little orange dot next to them. I would also easily be able to skip over the unsubmitted ones. But now… What's up with this? Who approved this change? I don't like it. They could have added the written labels…
“You can do what?” That’s the puzzled look I get almost every time I show Canvas users how to add a blank line to a module. Blank text headers could easily be called a hidden feature. My guess is they’re not well known. So what would a blank text header even be for? Here are a few uses: Add space between parts of a module.…
Searching through 'All Pages' can be cumbersome, especially as the year goes on. Is there going to be a folders feature added so that pages can be sorted and categorized, similar to how documents and images can fall under different umbrellas?
Grade by question is not working, at least for me. It used to work. I haven't changed anything. In speed-reader if I want to grade question 15, for example, I can grade one student's, then go to the next student and it should (and used to) go straight to question 15. But now, it starts at the top and I have to scroll down…
Is there a quick way to update existing embedded Studio videos to display with the new Learn view, short of re-embedding each video with the new setting?
Please make it easier to suggest improvements to Canvas. My understanding based on past experience is that the helpdesk personnel are not supposed to pass on suggestions, and instead instructors are supposed to come to this Canvas community and enter into a conversation, and then have one's suggestion voted on by the few…
In the new update, I am finding a frustrating glitch when I enter a typed comment to a student submission via SpeedGrader. I type my comment, then click "Submit"--but when I move to the next student submission, SpeedGrader has created a second blank comment automatically and stops me to ask if I want to save it as a draft.…
Hello, I am aware that UDF's are not currently able to be customised at a individual course listing (I hope we can get this soon!). As a workaround, I am creating seperate Sub Catalogues for each unique case of UDF's but I am noticing that every time a UDF is created it will appear in the enrolment CSV report across all…
Anyone else notice a change in the Course Navigation link Interface. Tools that are natively not visible to students, now have the hidden eye icon next to them in the instructor view and a rollover tip "hidden by admin. Not visible to students" . For instance, Attendance, see below , I don't believe this was the case…
My iSpring lectures (in HTML5) were imported into the new Canvas Lite. They play well, but the audio (mp3) is intermittent. In trying to correct this behavior, I cannot successfully re-upload these files. How is everyone else uploading these types of lecture videos?
Hi everyone, We use Canvas to share study material (videos, PDFs, reading material) and quizzes with doctors enrolled in our courses. Our usual workflow is to add the doctor to the course, wait for them to accept the invitation, and then assign them the required quizzes. I’m having a problem with one student. I added her…
For those of you who use the Learning Mastery Gradebook in your courses, what are your thoughts about the updates? Do they improve your understanding of students' outcome mastery? What about the interface? The old version certainly needed some improvements. I did like the pie charts, however. Hovering the mouse pointer…
Error message when viewing SCORM files as Admin login: This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below. <Error> <Code>MissingKey</Code> <Message> Missing Key-Pair-Id query parameter or cookie value </Message> </Error> When viewing as a student login the SCORM…
Hello Canvas Community! Does anyone utilize TouchNet as their payment system for Canvas Catalog courses? And if so, does anyone implement a Marketplace uStore? Other than adding tax into the course enrollment fee, does anyone have a working solution between Catalog and TouchNet Marketplace to collect tax for taxable online…
I have now had a few cases of students' responses in New Quizzes not being recorded. Normally, students get a connection error and can restart, but here they get new questions one at a time with no indication of a problem until they try to submit the exam and find that they can't submit it. Students are losing 20-90% of…
We assign coursework by section, and teachers enter the transfer grades on each assignment from before the student’s enrollment date. However, those grades do not satisfy the modules’ “Submit the assignment” requirements. Students still have to go back to the beginning of the school year and submit blank documents and…
We have a teacher who, when trying to add discussions to a module, cannot see all of them. One of my theories is that there are too many discussions in the course, as there are over 400, and that the pop-up window can only display a limited number at a time. This is just a theory, though. This is a blueprint course, and we…
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Whether you’re new to Canvas or looking to expand your skills, each Klatch session offers a welcoming space to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from one another. As a K12 Canvas Admin and Technology Instructional Specialist, I am passionate about helping teachers simplify their workflow, make the most of their time,…
The Michigan Canvas Users Conference brings together users from higher-ed institutions in the state which use Instructure products to encourage collaboration, sharing, and discussion around the best practices in teaching and learning. Come meet your peers from other Michigan institutions! Registration is required for the…