do the students get deleted when you delete a course from canvas

Once you delete a course, the course will be completely removed from your institution's account and will not be viewable by you, prior students, or the account administrator. We do not recommend deleting courses, especially if the course contains content and student data because you may need to access that information a later date.

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How do I delete a course from canvas?

Administrators can restore deleted courses if they know the Course ID number. You can locate your Course ID number at the end of your course URL (i.e. canvas.instructure.com/courses/XXXXXX). Deleting a course is a course permission for manually created courses only. If the Permanently Delete this Course button does not appear in Course …

Why can't I permanently delete my course?

Deleting a Course Deleting a course will permanently delete it, so it is important to be absolutely sure you would like to do this. From your course home page, click the settings tab at the bottom of the course menu. Once in settings, there will be options for both deleting or ending the course on the menu on the right side of the page.

How do I restore my Canvas course content?

Jan 06, 2017 · Bulk delete students from a course. Jump to solution. Hi: We have a support course for a language class, and that course has no fixed term. I want to purge the students from last semester, and then we will add the incoming students. Is there somewhere I can bulk remove all of the 800+ students without having one of our tech admins rewrite the API?

Why isn’t my class showing up in canvas?

Before you delete a course, make sure you have a record of your Course ID number in case you need to restore it. You can locate your Course ID number at the end of your course URL (i.e. canvas.instructure.com/courses/XXXXXX). Courses are not deleted form an account unless done so by you or another user at your institution. Courses designated as templates cannot be …

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When do you publish a Canvas course?

Upon creation, all Canvas courses will remain unpublished until the instructor manually publishes them. Once you have finished building your course , you will need to publish it before any students may access it.

What happens if you end a course?

Ending your course will make the course unavailable for participation, but students and instructors will still be able to view it.

What happens if you delete a course?

Once you delete a course, the course will be completely removed from your institution's account and will not be viewable by you, prior students, or the account administrator.

Can you delete a course from your account?

Courses are not deleted form an account unless done so by you or another user at your institution.

Can you delete an enrollment in Canvas?

You may be able to remove an enrollment in your course within your course Settings in Canvas. Removing an enrollment deletes the enrollment from your account, but admins can view these enrollments as deleted enrollments in account-level reports.

Can you remove enrollments from a course?

Removing enrollments is a course permission. If you cannot remove enrollments in your course, your institution has restricted this feature. Enrollments may be added by your institution's student information system (SIS). If an enrollment is created via SIS, only admins can remove an enrollment from the course.

How to undelete something in a course?

To “undelete” something, you will need to go to the homepage of your course and add “/undelete” after the course URL.

How to undo a page in Rich Content Editor?

If you are editing page content by using the Rich Content Editor, you can undo any mistakes before you click on “Save” thanks to a simple keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Z (or Command+Z for Mac users).

Can you undelete a Canvas assignment?

But there’s still a solution: you can “undelete” any item you’ve accidentally deleted to restore it in your course.

Can you view history of edits on Canvas?

What if you have already saved the unwanted edits and you would like to restore to a previous version of your page, assignment, or quiz? Luckily, Canvas allows you to view the history of edits and restore to any previous version of a page.

Can you restore items on Canvas?

Please note that the number of items available to restore is based on when you deleted them. If you don’t see the item on the list, you’ll need to contact E-Campus and we will work with Canvas representatives to have it restored for you.

Can you undo a mistake in Canvas?

You think to yourself, “Ugh, I wish there was an undo option!” But guess what? There are actually multiple ways you can undo mistakes in Canvas, from correcting small typos in the Rich Content Editor to fully restoring deleted files, quizzes, assignments, or pages in your Canvas course.

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What happens if there are no gold stars on canvas?

If there are no gold stars then Canvas will display all courses listed within above the Past Enrollments section.

What does hovering over the stars on canvas mean?

In addition, Canvas includes tools tips to describe certain thing on the screen. Hovering your mouse over the stars will tell you why you can or cannot star a course.

When do courses appear on your dashboard?

Students: You courses will appear on your Dashboard when two conditions are met. One, the course has been published by your instructor. Two, the term has started. Your instructor can make the course available early by changing the course dates.

Can you hide course shells in Canvas?

Instructors: Due to frequent requests, Canvas course shells automatically appear on instructor’s dashboards several terms before they begin. Course shells can be hidden from the dashboard as desired using the instructions below.

Can you add courses to your dashboard?

Only your current courses can be added or removed from your Dashboard. The list of those courses appear above Past Enrollments. Any courses from Past Enrollments and below can not be starred.

Restoring Items using Undelete

When course content is deleted in Canvas, it is possible to restore select content after it has been deleted. The following steps can be taken to restore content:

Restoring a previous version of Canvas content

If a Canvas course page has not been deleted, but has been changed significantly, instructors and admins may restore it from Page History.

Where do courses come from in Canvas?

The majority of courses in Canvas originate from the Student Information System (these courses appear in the UW-Madison Course Guide). The Student Information System tells Canvas which courses to create. As such, if these courses are removed by a Canvas Administrator, they will return in the next enrollment data feed.

How to hide a star in Canvas?

Click the stars next to the courses to select which ones you'd like to view in your Canvas dashboard, and which ones to hide. Selecting a star until it's orange means it will be displayed; selecting a star until it's white means it won't be displayed.

Can you remove courses from Canvas?

You may find that you no longer want to see a course in your Canvas dashboard. Unfortunately, the Canvas administrative support team is unable to remove UW-Madison Course Guide courses from Canvas. Instead, this document conveys instructions about how to "hide" courses from your Canvas dashboard list.