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Archives for October 2023

Not all Widgets are available when customizing course offering homepages
I have received reports from several users who are trying to customize their homepages but not all widgets are available to them. This includes both Custom and System Widgets. I have replicated the issue, in some courses I have access to more widgets than others and I have not yet found a consistent pattern as to why. Some…
When searching within an article where do you want the search function to pull answers from?
🎉 We're excited to be releasing some new functionality to our Community over the next few quarters! 🙋‍♀️ Help us build a better Community experience with your feedback (vote using the options following & use the comments to provide extra feedback) 🍎 Learn more about each of the following poll options in the Comment…
Personal chat between student and instructor
Hi, I am looking for an option that allows students to send me a message as an instructor. Actually, I am only interested in reporting absences. I use discussions for a Q+A where they can ask questions, but that is visible to everyone.
Quiz Tool Notification Email include the Grade?
Hello, Does anyone know if it's possible on notification emails for Quizzes to include the grade also in the email so I don't have to look it up in the LMS every time?
Giving Students Special Access to Discussions
Hello, Is it possible to allow students to create a thread who missed a deadline on a discussion while not keeping it open to all students who have already posted?
Is there a way to remove a competency from a hierarchy
Is there a way to remove a competency from a hierarchy built in Competencies tool?

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