In this overview video, we’ll review recent enhancements to the Canvas LMS Speedgrader, providing even more feedback possibilities in just a few clicks. 

The Lucid team has built a resource hub for all things Canvas + Lucid

We've optimized Canvas' existing "Assign-To" functionality to include more object types, along with improved workflows for our educators. Explore these changes with a new How-To Video and One Page Overview.

Hello fellow Admins, recently my school had a serious issue with random enrollments in crosslisted sections simply not not enrolling as expected I created a community post about it here. Users were active and correct in our enrollments file and cours...

Learn how to update the Developer Key and/or installed external app settings to set course navigation placement to hidden by default.

The beginning of a new academic term is busy for Admin! Check out the recordings from our Back to School webinar series to review key considerations and best practices across our Instructure products that will support your work during this pivotal ti...

Ready to unlock the full potential of Canvas LMS? Whether you're a new teacher or looking to refine your approach, my latest guide offers five essential tips to transform your online classroom. Learn how to streamline course organization, engage stud...

Now that Rubric Enhancements have been enabled (July 20, 2024), I was forced to take a look at them. I ended up writing a review for my team and thought I would share that with others.

Mastering Modules A Guide to Organizing Your Content in Canvas   Imagine having a magic wand that organizes all your course content, streamlines student navigation, and boosts engagement—all in one go. Well, in the world of Canvas, that magic wand ex...

Get a quick glimpse into the Smart Search feature, currently in experimental beta. 

In your experience with Canvas, you or your colleagues may have seen an announcement in Canvas with an invitation to participate in a survey. If you followed the link, you were asked to answer the following question: “How likely is it that you would ...

Elevating Student Success Through Metacognition Leveraging Canvas Tools to Foster Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Feedback in the Classroom Learn how you can use native Canvas tools to support metacognitive learning in your students. Use discussions...

Giving quizzes in Canvas is a pretty simple process, but the following tips and tricks will help ensure the smooth creation, distribution, and grading of quizzes 

As of today, instructors can randomize the order of students in SpeedGrader settings. This impactful update improves prevention of grading fatigue and biases when evaluating student deliverables.

I Have a Homepage Template! Now What? Setting up your homepage and beyond To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, Instructure’s Instructional Design team shared two free homepage templates that you can use in your courses! Now that you have the templ...

Brightening Classrooms with Confetti: Teacher Appreciation Week Canvas Templates Free Canvas templates to celebrate teachers! At Instructure, we want to celebrate your confetti moments by offering these free homepage templates from the Instructional ...

This tool was created to allow you to extract the data Canvas has on discussions in a class into a spreadsheet to allow analysis of the data to explore students' participation and engagement with discussions in a course.  Exploring this data could id...

In the dynamic landscape of education, the concept of personalized learning has gained significant traction. It recognizes that each learner has unique strengths, weaknesses, and preferences, and advocates for tailoring instruction to meet individual...

How to add some gamification elements to a Canvas New Quiz using digital locks, html coding and the settings feature of New Quizzes

As an administrator of Canvas LMS, you'll be thrilled to hear about the latest offering from Instructure: Canvas Archiving. This innovative solution, developed in partnership with K16 Solutions, empowers you to seamlessly archive course content and s...

The Office of Academic Strategy's first whitepaper addresses outcomes assessment specifically, and how it connects to ongoing course, program, and institutional assessment. The whitepaper serves two purposes: one, to unpack how to connect student lea...

Curious to learn more about best practices and features/products to consider for onboarding courses? Look no further than this blog post!  Enjoy and please leave a comment with your thoughts!

Whee, I found a way to make an embedded YouTube video start and stop where I'd like it to. (1) Embed as usual, (2) make sure it works, (3) then go into the HTML editor by clicking </> at screen bottom. (4) Add the following immediately after the ques...

  New Year, New Canvas Three Resolutions To Improve Your Canvas Courses   Unlock the potential of your virtual classroom with three powerful resolutions, ensuring accessibility, inclusivity, and engaging interactions in your Canvas courses for the up...

We are a a K12 District.  On occasion we have a unique situation where a student needs an extension to complete the year’s coursework. In our district, an extension to complete after the school year ends must be requested by the school’s Director of ...

Howdy from Houston! 鸞 Take a sneak peak into the world of Instructional Designer (ID) for a Education Service Center. If you're  not from Texas, then you've probably never heard of an ESC. Established in 1967 by the Texas legislature, regional educ...

  GenAI: Your Ultimate Teaching Assistant!     Say goodbye to the days of relying solely on student helpers for classroom tasks! Enter the era of Generative AI (GenAI), revolutionizing education by becoming your go-to assistant at any time. In this b...

Sharing some CSS tweaks we've made to our Modules in Canvas. Developed more by trial and error than any real coding skills. Although, Right Click > Inspect has proved invaluable!

Great news for our Canvas Field Admins who are also Mastery Connect users! We're excited to inform you that you can now seamlessly manage your support needs for both Canvas and Mastery Connect right from the Canvas Field Admin console.

As an instructor, have you ever wanted a quick way to see what assignments in a course were group assignments?  Or used peer reviews?  Or maybe students point out an assignment that doesn't allow submissions, and you wonder how many other assignments...