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Issue/Problem
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Summary
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Workarounds
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No setting available to hide/show courses
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In Canvas, there is no course visibility setting. The course Publish/Unpublish option is similar but courses CANNOT be unpublished once any student submission has been graded.
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Student visibility to courses is controlled by the Participation > Course > Dates options in the course settings. All Bear Tracks credit courses are created by default in a published state but hidden from students until the specified date. In eClass, all Bear Tracks credit courses are created in a hidden state until the specified date.
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Labels (text and media areas) do not exist
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When constructing content in modules, it is not possible to insert freeform formatted text or graphics into the display of the module page.
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It is possible to enter short blurbs of text using the Text Header item but this cannot be formatted or include any graphics.
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| Module Navigation Link |
When constructing course content using modules, it is not possible to hide the left-side course nav item for modules - this must be shown for students to see module content.
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None. |
| Built-in syllabus tool activity list cannot be removed |
By default, any graded assessment items with a due date in a course will display automatically as a list on the course syllabus (whether they are a part of a course total calculation or not.)
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Work is underway to integrate an external syllabus tool with Canvas so the recommendation for now is to create syllabi as text files (pdf, ms word) just like in eClass and upload into the course as a linked file. |
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Forced Subscription for discussions is not possible
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In Canvas, unlike eClass, there is no option to force students to keep their email notifications on for specific forums, including the course announcements forum.
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None at this time. Communicating with students that they are required to keep the announcement forum email notifications turned on in courses.
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Discussion forums consist of a single topic
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In Canvas it is not possible to have multiple, top-level topics within the same Discussion.
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Instructors will need to add separate Discussions for different topics with clear instructions for students about the intended function of the activity (focused vs threaded.)
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No visible groups in discussion forums
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In group forums, there is no functionality that allows students to see other group's discussions but not reply to them. |
The only alternative is to have separate discussions for groups and the entire class. |
| No Badges |
There is no built-in functionality to provide gamification badges within courses. |
Alternatives are being investigated. |
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Variables in Formula questions may not be reused in other questions
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In Canvas, generated variables reside only with that question.
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None.
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Quiz Academic Dishonesty Statement
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There is no similar setting in Canvas.
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Instructors can add blanket academic honesty statements to their course details or in the descriptions of specific quizzes.
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Quiz Cross-out
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There is no option for students to cross out distracting answers in MC quiz questions.
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None.
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Quiz adaptive mode
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Providing students with homework quizzes where they can re-try questions within quizzes as many times as they want is not possible.
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It is possible to allow students to re-take entire quizzes as many times as they want. It is also possible to have multiple attempts build on each other (but when doing this, any questions that are correct will not be displayed in subsequent attempts.)
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Units in formula questions
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Calculated formula questions do not provide the option for students to select units.
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Unit options can be added as question answers in other question types.
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Text headings in New Quizzes
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There is no option to have free form text headings to break up questions in New Quizzes.
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This feature is on the Canvas New Quiz roadmap for early 2025.
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| Group Member Visibility |
It is not possible to use groups as organizational units and NOT have students see all the other members of their group.
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None. Groups in Canvas should only be used for actual group assignments and projects. |
| Assignment bulk download |
It is not possible to download all submitted files from an assignment, mark them up, and then re-upload them with each student's feedback added.
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Instructors can use google |
| H5P cannot be direct-hosted |
Unlike eClass, Canvas does not natively support H5P direct uploads. To use H5P in Canvas, users must pay to have their content files hosted at H5P.com.
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This difference has been identified to the LMS transition project team and they are evaluating options. It is also possible to use Lumi to convert h5p into SCORM. |
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Entered grades are automatically visible
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By default when student grades are entered, they are automatically posted and visible to students.
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Instructors should change the Grade posting policy in their course gradebook so they can manually post grades.
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Text cannot be uploaded into the gradebook
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It is not possible to import text columns from a spreadsheet into the Canvas gradebook such as wrong answers columns in TSQS ScanTron results.
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None.
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Grade weightings
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Basic grade calculations use the maximum grade of all assignments out of the total (similar to the "Simple weighted mean of grades" aggregation method in eClass.)
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To achieve the eClass "Weighted mean of grades" calculation method, instructors must add/edit assignment groups and weight each group separately. Each assignment in the group can be out of any value which will be its contribution to the total, but the overall group itself can only have a single weighting.
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Empty grades vs zero grades
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There is no setting to include or exclude empty grade items from calculations: these are ALWAYS excluded. Instructors will need to take note of this when reviewing assignment grades and calculating course total grades.
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Instructors can leverage the option to mass convert missing grades to zeros.
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Manual Grade Columns
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It is not possible add new columns directly in the gradebook - these are created by adding Assignments with the submission set to none.
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None. |
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Grade Calculations
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It is not possible to perform calculations on Canvas grade items as it was in eClass apart from dropping the lowest value from an Assignment group.
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None. Users performing complex algebra to compute grades must now complete this in a spreadsheet and upload scores back into the LMS. |
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No Dark Mode for desktop
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There is no Dark Mode or Dark Theme setting available on Canvas.
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Users may need to see other methods for mimicking dark mode on their devices and/or consult with the Academic Success Center at the University for tips and practices.
Dark mode is available on the Canvas mobile app.
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No activity completion report
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Canvas does not have a convenient report that matches eClass' Activity Completion report that provides data on the progress of all students in a course.
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It is possible to view the completion progress of individual students in Canvas.
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Certificate activity
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There is no native certificate activity in Canvas that pulls student profile information to automatically generate an indication of course completion. |
It is possible to provide a generic course certificate in a module that require completion of other modules and/or require achieving specific scores on assignments or quizzes. Alternatives are being evaluated. |
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