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mzimmerman
Mike Zimmerman
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Fairly new to Canvas after being a Blackboard administrator for nearly 20...oh, wait, you mean my *actual* biography? Born in Florida. Grew up moving around the southeast. Graduated from the University of Florida and the University of South Florida with degrees in psychology and computer science. Had my heart set on being a librarian but stumbled into IT instead...

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Hi @Sonpham410  First, contact your instructor and have them check the LockDown Browser Dashboard in the course to confirm the settings.  This error can happen if the instructor has never opened t...
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Hi, At my school, the most common situations for merging sections are 1) when it is really the same class is crosslisted under multiple sections/departments (which results in multiple course shells in...
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I also agree.  "Drafts" does not align with any previous documentation or terminology we've used to describe unpublished courses, and will just confuse instructors.I'm not totally sold...
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We appreciate the option that Canvas allows for users to create multiple channels to be notified within the system.  However, we are seeing the same issues described inhttps://community.canvaslms.com/...
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Hi @BehdinNowrouzi  Questions within a question group are presented to students in random order by design.  That iis the method Canvas uses to have a "random block" of questions in a quiz....
Feb 26, 2025 14:31 PM
Hi @pizzaPineapple, Yes, it is referring to the configurations for external tools, which can mostly be found under Settings > Apps in the course.  Such tools are setting up an integration betwe...
Feb 26, 2025 11:14 AM
Hi @WalidAlieldin, If the SCORM app is enabled on your Canvas instance as @melodyc_lam described, but is set to be disabled by default in the course navigation, have a look at this blog articl...
Feb 24, 2025 15:27 PM
If you want to change the size of actual image file itself--rather than just resizing it on the page--you'll need to do that outside of Canvas with an image-editing tool, then upload the newer ver...
Feb 24, 2025 12:02 PM
I recommend contacting the Help Desk at your school to have them check the settings in Canvas.
Feb 24, 2025 11:22 AM

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