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Hi, I have a Canvas free account which has been fantastic. Just lately, though, it's stopped copying courses. I've tried the copy course option and also the export and import course content option and I keep getting the same failed message with the suggestion to contact support. Do you know what the problem might be? I've…
While exploring the New Quiz Survey option, I am not seeing a way to download or export a report for the Surveys. Is this a feature that is coming (similar to the way you can export and download a report from other New Quizzes)?
I am a Canvas admin and when importing a New Quiz to Canvas Commons it only uploads one multiple choice question. None of the matching, hotspot, stimulus questions, etc are getting uploading. Is this a known issue in Commons and New Quizzes. Am I better off just creating a course and sharing the New Quizzes with staff?
Hi all, I'm an LMS admin, new to canvas, migrating from another LMS (Blackboard Learn). I have been testing Commons, and while it's got some interesting possibilities, the default permissions within the platform seem to be that any instructor can share anything they want in Commons, and it's available to users within my…
I'm trying to find my customer success manager to add Canvas Common and it seems that I need LMS? It's not clear. I am instructor at a college. I need to import a course from Canvas Common. How do I do that?
I am reaching out on behalf of Greenwood International School (https://gis-ae.instructure.com) regarding an ongoing issue within our Canvas LMS environment. The Commons feature does not appear in the Global Navigation menu and is currently not available or accessible to any users, including Admins and Teachers. We would…
Dear Canvas Community, I am reaching out as the administrator of the Greenwood International School (GIS) Canvas LMS instance (https://gis-ae.instructure.com/), seeking support and insights on enabling Canvas Commons within our environment. Despite repeated attempts over the past month to engage Canvas Support via email, I…
Is it possible to filter Canvas Commons searches by language? It can be time-consuming to have to scroll through items in other languages.
Why are courses we add to Commons losing image links when they are copied to a course?
I have an FFT account, and I am trying to import a course ( not mine) into a course I created. It looks like it is importing successfully, but then I go to my course, and nothing is copied. Help! You have successfully started the import! It may take a little while to see changes in your course.
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