Wanting to learn more about the differences between the production and beta environments? Look no further than this blog post! 

Ready or not, back-to-school time is here! Whether you're a first-time or frequent Canvas LMS user, start the new school year inspired and prepared with a collection of resources—from product updates and tips to resources related to best practices—yo...

In this post, I am going to show you how to use this Google Sheet to bulk merge users and as a bonus unmerge them.

  Reading Your Classroom When It's Online Use your superpower to create great assignments!   Writing directions that help your learners get everything they need from an assignment can be tough! Let’s look at some ways you can upgrade your assignments...

The purpose of this document is to outline various best practices, resources, reminders, workflows, and processes for Canvas Admins to stay cognizant of throughout their Canvas Customer lifecycle. The goal of this document is to help Canvas Admins st...

As administrators, you are the backbone of your organization's operations, and we understand that your time is valuable. That's why we’re excited to introduce a few small but significant Field Admin Console updates. These updates were made July 14, 2...

Hi everyone! Thought I’d write a post as well as creating a Screencast of something I’d like to share. I know this is something very basic, but I’m hoping it could help at least one person out there in the Canvas community! We use simple HTML page a...

It was a long time before we started even considering Blueprints on Canvas for our courses, and although we haven’t started using them on our Core or Elective teaching courses, we have found a use for Blueprints working with our Careers Centre. With ...

This took me much longer to figure out than it should have; maybe it will be helpful to you (or, for the more seasoned veterans, a chance to tell us how to do it better). Also, if you do not need text to overlap images, you can insert the image above...

4 Canvas Features that will Leave You Charmed Are you searching for the pot of gold at the end of the Canvas rainbow?  Look no further, because we’ve got the lucky charms you need to make your Canvas experience magical! Enjoy and please leave a comm...

In this post, you will find the error codes the SAML debugger returns and the resolution to solve them. 

5 Golden Rings Giveaway: Course Stickers Course Sticker Freebie Who doesn't love course stickers? Add a little sparkle to your course with our course sticker freebie. Enjoy and please leave a comment with your thoughts!

5 Golden Rings Giveaway: Wrapping Up The Year Ready to Recap 2022? Let's kickoff Day 4 of our giveaway with a... Enjoy and please leave a comment with your thoughts!

5 Golden Rings Giveaway: New Year's Resolution Ready to win some swag? It's Day 3 of our 5 Golden Rings Giveaway and we are so excited to hear about your Canvas goals for the New Year. Sharing will enter you in a drawing to win an awesome prize! Enjo...

5 Golden Rings Giveaway: This or That? Ready to win some swag? We are so excited to bring to the community a "This or That" game and a chance to win some swag! Enjoy and please leave a comment with your thoughts!

5 Golden Rings Giveaway: Caption This! Ready to win some swag? Let’s start this holiday party with a fun picture-captioning activity that enters you in a drawing for some awesome Instructure swag! Enjoy and please leave a comment with your thoughts!

Learning Services' 5 Golden Rings Giveaway Do you love giveaways and learning something new? You do not want to miss our 5 Golden Rings Giveaway! Not only will you have a chance to win actual prizes but you will also love the assortment of jewels we ...

A blog post from a Technical CSM about the common trust questions I see!

Create an interesting widget on your Canvas pages to expand/collapse content using very simple code.  

Maintaining Engagement Through the Mid-Semester Slump How can I use instructor presence to keep students engaged? Student engagement is a key component of good instructional design and, like many elements of instructional design, it is more difficult...

I get asked often how we use our custom SIS Imports rostering and why we choose to take that path. After writing nearly the same summary over and over again, and then emailing it to the requester during the last several years, I thought I’d write it ...

When we were young and dumb, we just created a sub-account structure that mimicked what we had in our SIS. Geez, what a mistake! If you are new, spend time thinking/planning your account structure.

At Beaverton School District we've been syncing Parent/Observer accounts from our SIS for several years. Many times, we've been asked how to do this, so I thought I'd go ahead and document it here. I'm also eager to hear from the community your thoug...

ID Horror Stories: Put Poor Design to Rest Do you need a spellbook on good course design? When looking at the cauldron of instructional design, it all boils down to cognitive load. Put poor design to rest and reanimate your courses with a few simple ...

We are so excited to better understand your holistic experience with all of the key Customer Experience teams at Instructure.

Best Practices for Formative and Summative Assessments in Canvas How can I add my formative and summative assessments into Canvas?   Formative and summative assessments are integral steps in the process of learning, but how can you bring them to life...

Hi all,We had 2 instructors call today panicked that they couldn't start their Zooms from Canvas. I did some digging and found that on certain computers when enhanced tracking protection is on in Firefox, Canvas can't make the connection to zoom and ...