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AliciaByers · 2025-02-10

Good morning, my name is Alicia Byers, I want to begin by saying I'm sorry I've missed class and some assignments. I been very sick and have been down for a couple weeks now. I wanted to just reach out to let you know. Can I ask what is the best way ...

ChristineSharpe · 2025-02-10

I currently have teachers voicing that they have some students that are not able to see a certain assignment within a Module. I do not have a specific example as the assignment does eventually appear for the student. The assignments are published, th...

WilliamTaylor3 · 2025-02-10

I am trying to access a class from fall of 23 to get the title from the artifact assignment to upload to tevera, is there any way to do that? It was an alcoholism and substance abuse ethics class in fall of 23 thru thomas university,

LynzWilmsey · 2025-02-09

Hello there, I have a few quizzes that, have incomplete grading notes that our contract markers rely on for marking. Is there any way grading notes can be added to an already published quiz with students still completing the course? I see that there ...

BrandyRoss27_ · 2025-02-09

I don't know to get a pairing code, so where do you get a pairing code?

lph · 2025-02-09

My new quizzes start with an agreement that students will not open tabs, use AI, etc. It's a multiple-choice question with an agree or disagree. If they mark disagree then 15 points is subtracted. If they mark agree then there's one point added to th...

ChrisNeefus · 2025-02-09

Students have taken a quiz (Classic type). I decided to accept an additional answer to the last question. I added the answer and expected Canvas to give me the option to automatically regrade the quiz, but it did not. From what I could find online, t...

SHENMINGWEI · 2025-02-09

how to over come that question

kriol · 2025-02-09

Hello, My school has the FeedbackFruits tool suite (FF). However, I was surprised to see an FF link in the module options menu (three dots) when clicking on it, allowing the creation of an FF assignment. Usually, I believe the three-dot menu only ref...

NahedYacoub · 2025-02-09

how to add the Recent announcement to the home page and how to remove it from the home page

JackieNguyen111 · 2025-02-08

how do i find the domain of my canvas to connect to dropbox?

MingleDynasty24 · 2025-02-08

Hello, Everyone! I am relatively new to being a Canvas administrator, and I have an instructor who would like to add rubrics to their quizzes/exams. They want to add a rubric to a 10-question/20-point multiple-choice quiz. Would there be any benefit ...

MaryRosso · 2025-02-08

I'm enrolled in the Caring Science, Mindful Practice "Canvas Free For Teacher" course. I have access to course, but missing key elements. For example, going through the modules I'm missing the completion circles to the far right and don't see a place...

LashondaGaines · 2025-02-08

How can I find a student that have been deleted?

MannyR · 2025-02-08

Is there a way for students to translate the quiz questions on the new Canvas Quiz? I tried using the extension, but it only translates the directions, not the questions themselves.

MelanieGann · 2025-02-07

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to format the works cited or reference lists in the textbox within Canvas for an assignment? I have lost points on almost every assignment because the professors find something wrong with the view they see....

KennethCarpente · 2025-02-07

Is it possible, to set discussion boards so that students have to post their comment, before that can see what other students posted. As currently set up, it appears students can see everyone's response before they respond. This causes an obvious pro...

SamanthaGrim1 · 2025-02-07

My Canvas Outcomes have been working amazing on linking them to test questions. All of a sudden random test questions will not allow me to select an outcome to align with. There are no broken outcomes links. Has this happened to anyone else?

parmana · 2025-02-07

Does anyone have a workaround for the Gradebook feature "Set Default Grade"? It doesn't seem to work anymore. Except when it does. Let me explain. Sometime this semester, since January '25, "Set default grade" stopped working. Invoking the feature, ...

MichaelEwens · 2025-02-07

I have an individual assignment and individual quizzes that are only showing student groups in the SpeedGrader. I cannot remove that filter and any individual assignment defaults to group grading. This means that I cannot grade 130 individual assig...

baeesp29 · 2025-02-07

Hi,I'm having trouble saving the information on the course program page. When I save, the previous layout turns completely white. When I click on "edit" again, I can see everything I wrote, but once I save, the information disappears, and my students...

MarkSteward · 2025-02-07

We have had embedded student mentors in our science engineering and math courses. We need to find out what courses these mentors were in but there is no role assigned to them. Is there a way to find these courses and mentors with in the canvas system...

KatherineRosenb · 2025-02-07

Last semester when grading discussion posts in Speedgrader you only saw the students post and who they replied to...now you have to click through all replies to record how much they contributed. Why did canvas change this? It is very cumbersome for t...

GideonWilliams · 2025-02-07

This issue with Microsoft OneDrive LTI integration has come up again today in Edge browser As with before, I have checked our cookies settings and they have not changed. They are still the same as before and set to allow the LTI to work. Anyone else...

ClunyMcConville · 2025-02-06

Hi there, my institution has guides on how to create Group assessments and they have this warning: "Ensure that you do not change the membership of groups *after* you have created the assignment. This will cause the assignment to revert to an *indivi...

WCCAdmin · 2025-02-06

We are trying to access the quiz logs for our students. I noticed that when we review a quiz in speedgrader the quiz does not have a Quiz Logs button available to us to check those logs. Reading some of your documentation, I understand that this need...

ANDREWWASSERMAN · 2025-02-06

I keep getting the message "There is already a grade sync job running, please wait for that job to complete before you schedule another grade sync job." How can I end it so that I can try the sync again? I can't seem to find any way around the messag...

AbrilAlvaro · 2025-02-06

In finance subjects (eclass) there is a type of question called Stack question, which allows partial grades to be awarded when a procedure is correct, but not the result if there are several answers. For example: A+B=C is the correct answer in answer...

DustinBelt · 2025-02-06

The feature in Speedgrader allowing for instructor to record video comments seems to have recently updated. I can see that some additional feature, such as recording the screen are now available, but the process now takes a lot longer and seems to be...

ZhuoyaoZhang · 2025-02-06

Hi! I'm wondering how I can position my video as embedded alongside the text in the discussion session. Thank you for helping.

teryn_odom · 2025-02-11

Tl;dr: Impact Admins now have granular adoption data on NQ and the ability to strategically place messaging inside of New Quizzes to support migration and deepen adoption!

TamasBalogh · 2025-01-30

We would like to gather your feedback on the Discussion Summary feature, which has been available as a feature preview since July 2024. This initial period has allowed some of you to experience and utilize the feature, and we've received valuable inp...

sgergely · 2025-01-28

We’re excited to announce updates to a new table in the Canvas namespace that will be available in your CD2/DAP Query API dataset starting February 10th. These changes enrich the dataset with additional context and expand the range of supported use c...

SamGarza1 · 2025-01-22

This morning, we gathered our product team to discuss your feedback on the recent Speedgrader changes that apply to all Discussions in the Discussion Checkpoints feature. We heard you loud and clear – the update disrupted your grading workflow, espec...

ArohiDesai · 2025-01-16

We’re working hard to release the modernized SpeedGrader as soon as possible, with a target of Q1 2025. While we are striving to meet this timeline, we are committed to delivering the release no later than early Q2 2025.

SamGarza1 · 2025-01-16

We're diving deep into the world of Peer Review within Canvas and we need your help!

sgergely · 2025-01-10

We’re releasing DAP CLI version 1.3.1 today to address an issue that affected PostgreSQL users following our recent DAP Query API update. Yesterday, we introduced multiple new enum values across several tables in the DAP Query API, which unfortunatel...

TamasBalogh · 2024-12-18

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, we want to share an update on the highly anticipated AI-powered Discussions and Inbox Translations. As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable, and scalable features, we will continue ...

ArohiDesai · 2024-12-17

We’re excited to announce new features in the Canvas LMS January Release. With the updates to the 2024 release schedule, we remain focused on ensuring that you are fully informed and equipped with the tools you need to succeed and support learners at...

BalazsSerenyi · 2024-12-17

New Quizzes can now be shared to Commons. Save time, collaborate effortlessly, and discover or share assessments internally and externally.

sgergely · 2024-12-16

We’re excited to announce updates to multiple tables and columns in the Canvas namespace with new enumerated values (enums) that will be available in your CD2/DAP Query API dataset starting January 9th. These changes enrich the dataset with additiona...

NinaOng · 2024-12-12

As we near the end of 2024 and look back upon the year… I’d like to share a deeper dive about our discovery process, how the R&D team creates new feature solutions.

ZoeLubitz1 · 2024-12-11

Block Editor will be available in Open Beta on December 16, 2024.

JuditTarnoy · 2024-12-10

Simplifying Learning: Improved Support for New Quizzes TLDR: Quizzes are key to learning, and we’ve made them easier to access and navigate in the Canvas Mobile apps. With improved support for New Quizzes, both learners and instructors can now enjoy ...

BalazsSerenyi · 2024-12-06

Hello, New Quizzes users! We're excited to share some recent improvements, inspired directly by you - our Canvas users! Many of these new features are ready to enjoy now, while some are planned for early 2025. Today's highlights focus on "delighter...

sgergely · 2024-11-29

We are excited to announce the release of DAP CLI & Lib 1.3.0, bringing new features, enhanced functionality, and critical updates based on your feedback. This update reinforces our commitment to improving developer tools and addressing the needs of ...

sgergely · 2024-11-25

Three new columns to be added to the assignments table: parent_assignment_id, type, has_sub_assignments. These changes will go live on December 9th, 2024.

SamGarza1 · 2024-11-25

We’re excited to introduce a new feature we're working on called Differentiation Tags, and we’d love your input to make it the best it can be!

ruthfoulkrod · 2024-11-21

What's next for Ideas and Themes

AlexisNast · 2024-11-20

We're excited to announce the Canvas Apps page will be going live to open beta on December 16th! This new feature is designed to streamline app integration and management for Canvas root admins. While still in development, this initial release, which...

SamGarza1 · 2024-11-15

The release date for the Discussion Checkpoints feature has been adjusted. Originally planned for November 16, the new release date for production is January 18, 2025. In the meantime, Discussion Checkpoints will still be accessible in the beta envir...

SamGarza1 · 2024-11-04

We’re making an important change to the rollout of Discussion Checkpoints based on your feedback. Instead of enabling Checkpoints as a default feature that is on for all users on November 16th, we will now release it as a Feature Option.

sgergely · 2024-11-04

Get ready to shape the future of Instructure’s data capabilities! We’re running an Instructure Data Questionnaire to gather your valuable insights for our 2025 roadmap, focusing on cloud adoption and analytics trends. Your feedback will guide our fea...

TamasBalogh · 2024-10-25

I’m excited to extend the End of Quarter Update practice - which might be familiar from New Quizzes Updates - to Discussions, ensuring you’re informed about recent improvements in the last 3 months and our upcoming objectives for the upcoming quarter...

SamGarza1 · 2024-10-24

We’re excited to share an update on the progress of Discussion Checkpoints! Before moving the feature into our beta environment, we had the privilege of working with four institutions that tested the functionality.

RaviKoll · 2024-10-24

We’re excited to share that SpeedGrader is getting a significant upgrade! These changes are designed to make your grading process even smoother, faster, and more reliable.

GergelyTar · 2024-10-24

With our October release, we're introducing some really exciting updates in Intelligent Insights.

teryn_odom · 2024-10-21

Tl;dr: Get excited! LTI Usage has two powerful new capabilities being released tomorrow! Read on for more details.

ruthfoulkrod · 2024-10-18

The feedback window is now closed. Further updates will be provided soon!

carlycurran · 2024-10-17

Your Admin Analytics data is fresher! Admin Analytics is now on DAP. New Course Analytics will be on DAP by the end of November.

Canvas Release Notes (2025-03-15)

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2025-05-17 Breaking Change: Gradebook Icon Update for LTI Assignment and Grade Service For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes. In this Canvas release (15 March), the Copy Course and Import Content pages ...

Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-02-26)