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BrandiLiberty · 2025-04-22

Looking for a freelancer that would be willing to build out a Canvas Course based on curriculum i've developed for a certification program.

ShellieBrattain · 2025-04-22

In an attempt to generate internal queries and reporting that mimic the Interactions Over Time report (in addition to the other reports on the overview dashboard) from Canvas Admin Analytics. We have: Identified student enrollments for enrollment typ...

ChiomaEgbo · 2025-04-22

Hey everyone, I've been finding it difficult to download my recorded conferenced videos on BigblueBotton. I've searched for the download option but i can't seem to find it, I'd appreciate your assistance. Thanks.

kthurston · 2025-04-22

I have been using a website to turn quizzes made with a word processor into a QTI zip file. I have uploaded so many quizzes to Canvas this way. Suddenly the QTI zip file is no longer a choice for me when importing content into a course. I did this to...

Jen_Charles · 2025-04-22

Hello! Many of our instructors here use the Google Assignments 1.3 LTI to have students submit work. Teachers do really like the Google Assignments grading interface, but we're having an issue with students being able to actually see the rubrics for ...

curtisvo · 2025-04-22

Hi, I'm writing a bit of custom JS to add to our Canvas theme in order to interact with some web services we've got running. To get it working correctly I need the user's SIS id, which I was getting from the api (api/v1/users/self/). this seemed to ...

carlos_gomez1 · 2025-04-22

Hello everybody, we have this issue in our CANVAS, our time zone is Asuncion (-3:00 / -3:00), but it seens there is an error, you configure a quizz with a date and CANVAS save it with one hour +, for example, the time you put is april 4, the canvas c...

CallieAlreza · 2025-04-22

Hello Canvas Community, Whenever I try to upload a video file, it displays this error: When I click Retry, it just displays it again. Can this error be resolved? It's a total hassle. Again, it only appears for video files. This course is the only on...

Sachelis · 2025-04-22

I would like to include text notes on pages that the students won't see. These would primarily be reminders to me of how I would like to improve the page, e.g., "Record a video and insert it here," or "Expand this section when I have more time," or "...

KJan_ · 2025-04-21

For example:Outcome_PLO_1: the statement was originally set as yadda yadda yadda until Spring2025 Term, but then is later revised to be blah blah blah as of the incoming Fall2025 Term.Outcome_PLO_2: the mastery score is changed from 2 to 3.Outcome_PL...

stuartriceaz · 2025-04-21

Hello All:I've created a script with Claude that will automatically create an IMSCC archive consisting of HTML files. When I load this file to https://common-cartridge-viewer.netlify.app/, everything loads perfectly. However, when I load it to Canvas...

RobertBerger · 2025-04-21

I have Latin quizzes posted in Assignments. The students can download , fill in the answers and then upload. But I have 35 Units of quizzes and I would like to store the answers with the quiz WITHOUT THE STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ANSWERS.

Sachelis · 2025-04-21

I have a new-style quiz in a course that contains several multiple-choice questions. When I submit the quiz while in Student View, the results of the quiz are displayed (e.g., the score, time, correct/incorrect answers, etc). However, there isn't a N...

cll124 · 2025-04-21

I am local admin for my unit, and therefore manage quite a few courses and their blueprints. I often see this message " “Text No Question has moved to a Stimulus; please add a question so it can display within the quiz” after I complete importing co...

AmeliaDRedding · 2025-04-21

I'm trying to submit an assignment that's a video and it's not submitting. The video uploaded just fine, but when I click on the "submit" button, nothing happens. I'm using a firefox browser on my laptop, but also tried using the same browser on my p...

bsr · 2025-04-21

In the past, posted announcements have always shown the date and time that they posted. But this past academic year, I keep running into problems with announcements showing no date at all. That makes it difficult to find them (they don't sort by date...

anmo236 · 2025-04-21

When designing a course, I would like to prevent students from accessing certain assignments until prerequisite tasks are completed. Specifically, I would like the "Peer Evaluation" assignment to remain locked until the "Final Project" has been submi...

Dineshkumar_CD · 2025-04-21

Hello Community, I have been looking for a GraphQL API to fetch all my students assignment marks posted date in single API and I want to add filter to fetch only the assignments posted marks with from and to date. Example: I want to fetch all assignm...

DeletedUser · 2025-04-21

I would like to delete my account 116254214603339. Thanks

100355143021654 · 2025-04-20

I want to create online courses And become Live English Instructor And create an online classroom Please Tell me the steps to achieve my goals

DrewReinhardt1 · 2025-04-18

Hello, We need to be able to view the TOTAL next to the Student Name in the Gradebook. Yes, I can manually move that column to that location, but as soon as I sort the assignments by date or other, it puts the total back to the extreme right. Has any...

CynthiaIrvine · 2025-04-18

How do I add a recurring Zoom Meeting to my Canvas class? All I see is IT Zoom, which is just help for faculty.

JordanGarciaNAU · 2025-04-17

Good afternoon, I worked with a faculty member today who had an interesting ask related to New Quizzes and regrading a question from a quiz.Their team had noticed that one of the questions they used had another potential answer from their answer choi...

MargoWilliams15 · 2025-04-17

Hello,I'm working for a school district that is migrating from Schoology to Canvas. I have tried exporting the rubrics to a Common Cartridge file and importing that into Canvas, but when I go to the Rubrics area in the course I import to, it's blank....

burnsedc · 2025-04-17

Our K-12 district is transitioning to outcomes-based grading, and as the only school using Canvas, I’ve been navigating much of this through trial and error. I’ve created a formatted CSV with outcomes for two courses and specified decaying_average as...

lrosen3 · 2025-04-17

When students do not complete an h5p assignment on time the item remains ungraded rather than receiving a 0 grade in the gradebook. Students who do complete the assignment do have their scores appear in the gradebook. It does identify late submissio...

TaraMichels · 2025-04-17

Is there a way to required students to spend a certain amount of time on a classic or new quiz? Example: students must spend a minimum of 15 minutes on a quiz or it will not allow a student to submit the quiz. Can we request this as a feature requ...

rick_lines · 2025-04-17

Hi Canvas Community,I’m looking for a way to lock student browser windows during tests and quizzes in Canvas — similar to how Google Forms can restrict users to one tab and prevent switching.Is there a built-in way to do this in Canvas or through a s...

TabithaWirges · 2025-04-17

I have quite a few students that are not able to submit a picture of their work this week. This has happened a few times over just this year (it's not happened in previous years), but this week there are at least 8 students that cannot upload a pictu...

imlearning · 2025-04-17

I'm working on new quizzes which have a stimulus (where you can introduce a situation) and add questions to that stimulus. I was wondering if there was a way to copy the entire stimulus and its accompanying questions. This would be super helpful.

TamasBalogh · 2025-04-22

Over the past few months, we've implemented several UI and UX improvements to the Discussion Summaries feature preview, driven by the valuable feedback you've shared with us.

KevinMeredith · 2025-04-16

Customer Discovery Session takeaways from March 26th at Instructure headquarters. Members of the Internet2 consortium met with Instructure R&D teams to discuss edtech management and maximizing effectiveness.

SamGarza1 · 2025-04-10

Discussion Checkpoints Now Available at the Sub-Account Level

annalindsay · 2025-03-31

We recently hosted a Customer Discovery Session with R1 institutions at our Salt Lake City HQ, gathering valuable feedback on the Canvas LMS roadmap, assessment tools, and upcoming features like STEM item types and Differentiation Tags. This blog hig...

annalindsay · 2025-03-25

We recently participated in our first Customer Discovery Session of 2025 in Lakeland, Florida, where educators shared invaluable feedback on AI, accessibility, and user experience. Discover how their voices are shaping Canvas LMS.

ShelbySchaefer · 2025-03-25

Discover what’s top of mind for today’s career learning leaders—from skills-based frameworks to AI-powered efficiency—in our latest customer discovery session recap.

shirenv · 2025-03-24

Ideas, Customer Discovery Sessions, and Early Adopter groups are exciting, but our efforts go beyond that. Here’s how we’ve been further strengthening our partnership:

sgergely · 2025-03-19

We’re excited to announce an update to the context_external_tools table in the Canvas namespace of the DAP Query API. On 31st of March in 2025, we will be adding a new column: unified_tool_id: A unique identifier for the external tool, helping Canvas...

sgergely · 2025-03-12

We’re excited to announce the release of DAP CLI 1.4.0, which significantly boosts efficiency and ease of use by introducing multi-table operations. This release addresses a major customer pain point by allowing operations on all or selected tables w...

BalazsSerenyi · 2025-03-04

This quarter, we’ve made exciting enhancements to New Quizzes, from improved accessibility to expanded functionality. But the highlight? Our brand-new Student Analysis Report—a game-changer for data-driven teaching! This powerful tool gives instructo...

AkosFarago · 2025-02-27

We’re launching another round of invitations to the closed beta group to gather feedback around automated captioning, rolling transcript, private student notes and a lot more—complete the form by March 5th!

SamGarza1 · 2025-02-24

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our recent survey about Discussion Checkpoints! Your feedback is invaluable, and we're excited to share how it's shaping this feature. Based on your input, we're making some key improvements that will ...

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!

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