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Hello, I am using a course outcome as a rubric for a written assignment. I would like to be able to add a description under scoring criteria that helps define what the assignment should include in order to "Exceed Expectations" for example. Rubrics are used by students to help guide their responses and they should have an…
After using Canvas for a while, I picked up a small habit that’s saved me some last-minute stress with written submissions. Even when drafts are original, longer explanations and summaries tend to reuse common phrasing, especially in research-heavy assignments. Before submitting, I usually do a quick cleanup pass to reduce…
I may not understand blueprints correctly, so please educate me! I'm an instructional designer in higher ed. I'm working on a course with multiple sections that run on two different schedules. All content and requirements are the same - only the dates are different. I'm using a blueprint course to sync the content, but I…
Hello, dear all! 😊 I wonder if you could help me with a situation I'm having with one of my courses: suddenly, groups of questions disappear from the Question Bank, which makes it impossible for students to access the test. When students try to access the test that's been affected, they see an error message, "There is a…
Is there a way to make an assignment visible but not submittable? I have an instructor that wants to make his assignments visible for a period of time so students can look at the assignment directions but not submit the assignment until a later date. The instructor would like a visible date, a submit date, and a due date…
Is there a way via interface or api to pull a list of suspended users?
Hi everyone… Has anyone else run into issues with SAML authentication not working, but only on their beta instance? Our production and test sites are fine, but we manage a number of different Canvas instances and every one of them that uses SAML authentication (with either Okta or Microsoft Entra) has not worked for a…
Our school uses Powerschool SIS. Recently, grades for some students aren't syncing over to Powerschool, but Canvas is saying the sync was successful. My grading categories match, the Sync to Powerschool box is checked, and due dates are entered and accurate. In a given assignment, some of the student's grades are syncing…
Please let me know if this is better posted in a different forum. Still learning the ropes of the Community! I'd love to see the option of an itemized sync for Blueprint courses. Many of our faculty make course updates throughout the semester for the next semester's courses, but don't necessarily want those updates to…
I have 9 years of Canvas courses listed and every time I have to import or share or add a rubric, etc., I have to scroll through more than 35 different (yet similarly named) courses. Can there be a way to have a Current Year only? Or published only section? Like, have another tab under, similar to when importing shared…
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The Canvas Klatch is an online office hour open to all members of the Instructure Community. It started as an office hour for the courses I teach for CVC@ONE: Introduction to Teaching with Canvas Advanced Techniques with Canvas Online Teaching and Design Equity & Culturally Responsive Online Teaching Humanizing Online…
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We’re excited to introduce a new quarterly Implementation Webinar series designed to support Canvas Administrators during setup, rollout, and early adoption. These sessions are built to help you better understand admin functionality, available training resources, and how to get the most value from your On-Demand Training…
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Great Canvas courses don’t happen by accident—they are intentionally designed. Research shows that thoughtful design is the key to stronger engagement and student success. Join the Cidi Labs team on June 11th at 11am MT as we distill the most impactful lessons from our popular Design Matters series into practical, no-code…