Canvas Release Notes (2018-08-04)
In this Canvas release (August 4), students can manage to-do items for all their courses using a List View Dashboard option. In DocViewer, comment replies are stacked together and can be expanded to view the entire comment thread. The Rich Content Editor supports the longdesc attribute for images. Welsh has been added as a supported language.
Gradebook Export/Import CSV files display custom columns created via the API. For moderated assignments, only final graders can excuse students from assignments in SpeedGrader. Institutions using Scheduler view an updated Scheduler interface with improved functionality.
Feature Options
- For institutions using the New Gradebook, assignment columns support a minimum width of 10 px, and Gradebook Export/Import CSV files display custom columns created via the API.
- For institutions using the SIS Integration Settings feature option, Grade passback requests can be managed in bulk for a course, and syncs can be scheduled to run daily. Additionally, admins can optimize the speed of grade passback by selecting the sync duration that best supports their institution.
- For institutions using the new Developer Keys feature option, Developer Keys can be created to only be allowed in test environments.
External Tools (LTI)
- For institutions using the Quizzes.Next LTI, the beta label has been removed from the Quiz/Test button in the Assignments page.
- For institutions using Google Apps and Microsoft Office 365 LTI tools, Canvas displays a message notifying students that their submission uploads are processing.
Release notes describe upcoming Canvas functionality and are subject to change.
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- For all release changes, view the Release Notes Change Log
- If you notice any contrary functionality compared to the outlined behavior in these notes, please file a Canvas support case according to your institution's support protocol
- Other questions? View the Canvas Release Notes FAQ
- NewFeatures
- Dashboard
- Student To Do List View
- UpdatedFeatures
- Assignments
- Google and Microsoft Office Assignment Submission Processing Notification
- Calendar
- New Scheduler Workflow Enforcement
- Developer Keys
- Test Environment Access Option
- DocViewer
- Stacking Replies
- Gradebook
- Export/Import CSV Custom Column Visibility
- New Gradebook
- CSV Export/Import Custom Column Visibility
- Minimum Column Width Change
- Rich Content Editor
- Longdesc Whitelist
- SIS
- Bulk Grade Passback Sync
- SpeedGrader
- Moderated Grading Excused Assignment Exemptions
- OtherUpdates
- Assignments
- Quizzes.Next Beta Label Removal
- Languages
- Welsh
- Platform/Integration
- API
- API Change Log
- Fixed Bugs
- Accessibility
- Calendar
- Files
- Groups
- Login
- Notifications
- Rubrics
- Syllabus
- Theme Editor
- API
- Assignments API
- Assignments
- Media Comment Uploads and Submission Details Page
- Blueprint Courses
- Announcements Blueprint Lock Icon and Brand Configuration Color
- Course Start and End Dates and Associated Course Sync
- ePortfolios
- Comments and ePortfolio Downloads
- Gradebook
- Concluded Course Enrollments and Gradebook CSVs
- New Gradebook
- Concluded Enrollments and Empty Rows
- Notifications
- Announcement Notification HTML Email Formatting
- Permissions
- View SpeedGrader Link and Custom Roles
- SpeedGrader
- Additional SpeedGrader Scrollbars and Windows 10
- Outcomes Extra Credit Feature Application
New Features |
Dashboard
Student To Do List View
Location to Enable Feature | N/A |
Configuration Details | N/A |
Affected Canvas Areas | Dashboard, Account Settings |
Related APIs | Planner, Planner Note, Planner Override |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | Instructors, Students |
Summary
The Dashboard includes an option to view all course tasks in a list format. This view is currently only available to students. In addition to displaying automatically populated graded To Do items, the List view allows instructors to add non-graded items to the To Do list and students to add their own items to the To Do items.
Change Benefit
This change helps students manage all tasks across all their courses in a user-friendly format that also allows for user customization.
Additional Details
For full details, questions, or comments about the Dashboard List View, please see the Canvas Release: Student Dashboard List View document.
Feature Idea Contributions
https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/11126-add-to-do-list-for-students-on-calender" modifiedtitle="... https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/9368-to-do-listCanvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing dashboard feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with dashboard
Updated Features |
Assignments
Google and Microsoft Office Assignment Submission Processing Notification
Location to Enable Feature | Account/Course Settings - External Apps Tab |
Configuration Details | |
Affected Canvas Areas | Assignments |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | Students |
Summary
Students can navigate away from the assignment submission page without disrupting a file upload for Microsoft Office 365 or Google Drive file submissions. Canvas displays a message notifying students that their submission upload is processing.
Change Benefit
This update improves assignment submission reliability for Microsoft Office 365 and Google Drive files.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Students
When students upload and submit a Google or Microsoft Office 365 file to an assignment, Canvas displays a message notifying students their submission processing. Students also receive an email notification once the submission processes.
Feature Idea Contributions
Canvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing Google Drive feature ideas | View existing Microsoft Office feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with google drive and/or office 365
Calendar
New Scheduler Workflow Enforcement
Configuration Details | Contact Customer Success Manager |
Affected Canvas Areas | Scheduler (Calendar) |
Permissions & Default Roles | Course Calendar - add / edit / delete events |
Related APIs | Calendar Events API |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | Instructors, Students |
Original Feature Introduction |
Summary
The New Scheduler feature option has been enabled for all institutions currently using the Scheduler feature in the Calendar. Institutions using Scheduler view an updated Scheduler interface with improved functionality. Institutions not using the Scheduler will not be affected.
Change Benefit
This update allows instructors and students to more intuitively view and manage appointment groups created for a course.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Instructors
Instructors can create a Scheduler appointment group as a new tab in the Add Event window. However, instructors can only create appointment groups for courses that are displayed in the Calendar sidebar. Appropriate course calendar(s) should be selected in the sidebar before creating a calendar appointment group.
Once an appointment group is created, the appointment dates and times display directly in the instructor’s calendar. Time slots that have been claimed are shown as a solid color; unclaimed time slots are slightly faded. However, please note that if an appointment group is added to more than one course, appointment slots only display in the calendar for the first course shown in the appointment group.
Instructors can click each appointment to view individual signups, student comments, or remaining slots available. Instructors can also edit the number of users who can sign up for an individual appointment slot.
Within each date and time, instructors can also click the Group Details button to view the entire appointment group, which opens in a new window. In the Group Details page, instructors can view all details for the appointment group as per existing Scheduler functionality, add new appointment slots, and message students. Additionally, instructors can view the status of each appointment slot along with the name of each user in the reservation.
Students
Students can find appointments with the Find Appointments button in the Calendar sidebar and display an appointments window. Any available appointment group in any calendar will be displayed for the students to select. Previously students could only view appointment groups for courses being displayed in their Calendar sidebar.
Once a student selects a course from the appointment window, all available appointments display in the student’s calendar. Faded time slots indicate the time slot has been reserved.
The student can reserve any appointment slot by clicking a date and time.
Once a time slot has been reserved, the student can close the appointment group view by clicking the Close button in the sidebar. Only the reserved time slot will display in the student’s calendar.
If students want to change their time slots, they must click the Find Appointment button again and repeat the appointment process.
Feature Idea Contributions
Canvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing Scheduler feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with scheduler
Developer Keys
Test Environment Access Option
This feature is used in conjunction with an existing feature option in Canvas. Please view the content below for additional details. For more information about feature options, please see the Canvas Release Notes FAQ.
Location to Enable Feature | Account Settings - Feature Options |
Configuration Details | |
Affected Canvas Areas | Developer Keys |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | Admin |
Summary
Developer Keys can be created to only be allowed in test environments.
Change Benefit
This change allows developer keys to be created without overriding production data. This functionality allows keys to be created in the production environment for environment refresh persistence, but only allow the key to function in the test environment.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Admins
As part of creating a new developer key or editing an existing key, the Key Settings page displays a checkbox option to enable the key for a test cluster. This checkbox represents enabling the key for the test environment associated with the account.
Previously, developer keys for non-production environments had to be created in the test environment and replaced after each test environment refresh, or the key was created in the production environment meaning the key worked in both environments.
Feature Idea Contributions
Canvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing developer keys/tokens feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with developer token
DocViewer
Stacking Replies
Location to Enable Feature | N/A |
Configuration Details | N/A |
Supported in Beta Environment | No |
Affected Canvas Areas | DocViewer |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | Instructor, Student |
Summary
Comment replies are stacked together and can be expanded to view the entire comment thread.
Change Benefit
This change helps manage multiple comments in a document.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Instructors, Students
When users view comments for a DocViewer-supported document, comments with replies are stacked together. The number of replies is indicated for the comment thread. Users can click the first comment to expand and view all additional comments.
Feature Idea Contributions
Canvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing DocViewer feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with docviewer
Gradebook
Export/Import CSV Custom Column Visibility
Location to Enable Feature | N/A |
Configuration Details | N/A |
Affected Canvas Areas | Gradebook |
Related APIs | Custom Gradebook Columns API |
Affects User Interface | No |
Affected User Roles | Instructor |
Summary
Gradebook Export/Import CSV files display custom columns created via the API.
Change Benefit
This change allows instructors to view all custom columns in the Gradebook as part of a Gradebook export or import CSV file.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Instructors
As part of exporting a Gradebook CSV file, instructors can view custom columns in the file. Custom columns can be created by an admin or an instructor via the API for the course. Custom columns are included at the end of the CSV file along with the final columns in the Gradebook. Custom columns can be created as editable or read only. Read-only column content cannot be changed.
If a custom column is editable, changes can be made in the CSV and uploaded to the Gradebook.
Feature Idea Contributions
Canvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing Gradebook feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with gradebook
New Gradebook
CSV Export/Import Custom Column Visibility
This feature is used in conjunction with an existing feature option in Canvas. Please view the content below for additional details. For more information about feature options, please see the Canvas Release Notes FAQ.
Location to Enable Feature | N/A |
Configuration Details | |
Affected Canvas Areas | New Gradebook |
Related APIs | Custom Gradebook Columns API |
Affects User Interface | No |
Affected User Roles | Instructors |
Summary
Gradebook Export/Import CSV files display custom columns created via the API.
Change Benefit
This change allows instructors to view all custom columns in the Gradebook as part of a Gradebook export or import CSV file.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Instructors
As part of exporting a Gradebook CSV file, instructors can view custom columns in the file. Custom columns can be created by an admin or an instructor via the API for the course. Custom columns are included at the end of the CSV file along with the final columns in the Gradebook. Custom columns can be created as editable or read only. Read-only column content cannot be changed.
If a custom column is editable, changes can be made in the CSV and uploaded to the Gradebook.
Feature Idea Contributions
Canvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing New Gradebook feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with gradebook_new
Minimum Column Width Change
This feature is used in conjunction with an existing feature option in Canvas. Please view the content below for additional details. For more information about feature options, please see the Canvas Release Notes FAQ.
Location to Enable Feature | N/A |
Configuration Details | |
Affected Canvas Areas | New Gradebook |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | Instructors |
Summary
New Gradebook assignment columns support a minimum width of 10 px.
Change Benefit
This change allows instructors to manage the preferred width of their Gradebook columns.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Instructors
Instructors can expand and collapse columns in the New Gradebook. However, the menu for each assignment column can only be viewed when the column is approximately 60 px.
Feature Idea Contributions
https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/10859-restore-column-width-adjustment-in-gradebookCanvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing New Gradebook feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with gradebook_new
Rich Content Editor
Longdesc Whitelist
Location to Enable Feature | N/A |
Configuration Details | N/A |
Affected Canvas Areas | Rich Content Editor |
Affects User Interface | No |
Affected User Roles | All Users |
Summary
The Rich Content Editor supports the longdesc attribute for images. This attribute supports image URLs that direct to a detailed description of an image.
Change Benefit
This change allows users to add references to image descriptions that provide more information than what could be provided as alternative text.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
All Users
Users can add an image to the Rich Content Editor and use the HTML Editor to add the longdesc attribute. Long description attributes include a URL that can direct to another element in the Rich Content Editor, another file within Canvas, or an external website.
Feature Idea Contributions
Canvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing Rich Content Editor feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with rich content editor
SIS
Bulk Grade Passback Sync
This feature is used in conjunction with an existing feature option in Canvas. Please view the content below for additional details. For more information about feature options, please see the Canvas Release Notes FAQ.
Location to Enable Feature | Account Settings - Feature Options |
Configuration Details | |
Affected Canvas Areas | Gradebook |
Related APIs | Courses API, Sections API |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | Instructors |
Summary
For institutions using PowerSchool PowerTeacher Pro or Infinite Campus, grade passback requests can be managed in bulk for a course, and syncs can be scheduled to run daily. Additionally, admins can optimize the speed of grade passback by selecting the sync duration that best supports their institution.
Change Benefit
These changes allow users to better manage multiple grade passback requests in a course more easily.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Admin
When syncs take place in a course, the SIS data is passed back to the SIS Gradebook according to the time duration set by the institution. By default, the option is set to 1 month, which means all grades entered in Canvas within the past month are synced back to the SIS Gradebook. Admins can contact their Customer Success Manager to request a shorter sync duration of 1 week or 2 weeks if needed.
The recommended duration is as follows:
- 1 week: Instructors are using grade passback on a weekly basis or multiple times a week, and the majority of syncs are scheduled
- 2 weeks: Instructors are using grade passback on a bi-monthly basis (every other week)
- 1 month: Default setting; instructors are using grade passback at least once a month or infrequently throughout the month
Instructors
When syncs are scheduled, the Gradebook passes all SIS assignments and scores for the course to the SIS gradebook.
Scheduled requests are displayed in the reporting tool.
Feature Idea Contributions
Canvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing SIS Grade Passback feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with sis grade passback
SpeedGrader
Moderated Grading Excused Assignment Exemptions
This feature is used in conjunction with an existing feature option in Canvas. Please view the content below for additional details. For more information about feature options, please see the Canvas Release Notes FAQ.
Location to Enable Feature | N/A |
Configuration Details | |
Affected Canvas Areas | SpeedGrader |
Permissions & Default Roles | Grades - Select final grade for moderation (Instructors, TAs) |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | Instructors, TAs |
Summary
Only final graders can excuse students from assignments in SpeedGrader.
Change Benefit
This change ensures that final graders manage the final grades for moderated assignments, which includes excusing a student from an assignment.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Final Grader
Excusing a student displays as a custom grade, though currently the Moderate Grade Summary page displays the custom grade as a 0. Admins can also excuse an assignment for a student.
Graders
Graders in SpeedGrader are not able to add an EX to excuse an assignment. If a grader attempts to add an EX, the grade text box is cleared out and not retained as a grade.
Feature Idea Contributions
Canvas features are always welcome to feedback. Product teams may make adjustments at any time via the Canvas Feature Idea process.
- View existing SpeedGrader feature ideas
- For new ideas, please tag the idea with speedgrader
Other Updates |
Assignments
Quizzes.Next Beta Label Removal
Location to Enable Feature | Account/Course Settings - External Apps |
Configuration Details | |
Affected Canvas Areas | Assignments |
Supported in Beta Environment | No |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | Instructors |
Summary
The beta label has been removed from the Quiz/Test button in the Assignments page.
Change Benefit
This change indicates that the Quizzes.Next LTI is no longer in beta.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Instructors
Instructors using the Quizzes.Next LTI in their courses access the tool from the Assignments page. The Quiz/Text button no longer includes the beta label. No functionality has been affected for this feature.
Languages
Welsh
Location to Enable Feature | Account/Course/User Settings - Language Menu |
Configuration Details | N/A |
Affected Canvas Areas | All Canvas |
Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected User Roles | All Users |
Summary
Welsh (Cymraeg) has been added as an available language in Canvas.
Change Benefit
This change allows users in Wales to view Canvas in their native language.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
All Users
Users can enable languages in their User Settings. Admins and instructors may enable a language for an entire account or course through Account or Course Settings, respectively. When a language is selected, users will view all Canvas areas in the selected language.
Platform/Integration |
API
API Change Log
The following changes have been made in the API Documentation change log:
- Changes: Outcome Results API, Outcomes Data Format Documentation
- Additions: Outcome Results API
Fixed Bugs |
Accessibility
Calendar
The View Calendar link is no longer within the H2 HTML code. In Agenda view, event menus are read to screen readers. In an event deletion window, focus cannot escape the event delete button.
Files
In the Files page, the right column header reads as Actions to screen readers.
Groups
At both the course and account levels, the +Group button and +Group Set button reads to screen readers as add group and add group set, respectively. Focus is retained within the buttons.
Login
The Forgot Password page includes an H1 that identifies the page to screen readers. The images in the Login page include alt tag support for screen readers. Custom logos include the account name for the alt text. The Acceptable Use Policy link is accessible to screen readers and keyboard users.
Notifications
The View Notifications table header is read correctly by screen readers.
Rubrics
The Edit and Delete buttons specify to screen readers which rubrics will be edited and deleted, respectively. Additionally, the Edit and Delete buttons displays a color contrast of 3:1 for the default Canvas interface and 4.5:1 for high contrast profiles.
When a rubric criterion row is deleted, focus is placed on the delete icon in the previous criterion row.
Syllabus
In the Syllabus table, users can use the down arrow key to read the table contents. The Enter key opens the link in the Details column.
Theme Editor
The Theme Editor File Upload button specifies to screen readers the name of the file that is being uploaded.
API
Assignments API
In the Get a single assignment endpoint, the include query parameter’s markup is formatted correctly within the documentation.
Explanation: In the Get a single assignment endpoint, the include query parameter’s markup was formatted incorrectly within the documentation. Canvas code has been updated to correct the placement of the API documentation.
Canvas open source contributions: Fix bad formatting in documentation for `show`
Assignments
Media Comment Uploads and Submission Details Page
In the Submission Details page, uploading a media comment and refreshing the page does not remove the comment.
Explanation: When a user uploaded a media comment in the Submission Details page, refreshing the page also removed the media comment. Canvas code has been updated to verify the media comment type and retain the comment in the page.
Blueprint Courses
Announcements Blueprint Lock Icon and Brand Configuration Color
The Blueprint lock icon in the Announcement index page respects the branding configuration color in the Theme Editor.
Explanation: When an announcement is locked in a Blueprint course, the Blueprint lock icon was always gray while all other pages displayed the primary brand color for the account. Canvas code has been updated to update the primary brand color for the Blueprint lock icon in the Announcements page.
Course Start and End Dates and Associated Course Sync
Course Start and End dates sync from a Blueprint course to associated courses.
Explanation: When a Blueprint course was synced to associated course, the course Start and End dates, and Users can only participate in the course between these dates checkbox setting, were not included in the sync, even if the Include Course Settings option was selected in the Blueprint menu. Canvas code has been updated to sync course Start and End dates to associated courses.
ePortfolios
Comments and ePortfolio Downloads
ePortfolio download ZIP files do not include comments.
Explanation: When users tried to export an ePortfolio, the download ultimately failed if the ePortfolio included comments. Canvas code has been updated to remove comments from ePortfolio downloads.
Gradebook
Concluded Course Enrollments and Gradebook CSVs
Gradebook CSV files do not include concluded enrollments in concluded courses.
Explanation: When a Gradebook CSV file was exported from a concluded course, the CSV file also displayed all concluded enrollments even if SpeedGrader and the Gradebook did not display concluded enrollments in the course. Canvas code has been updated to always export enrollments according to the enrollment options set in the Gradebook.
New Gradebook
Concluded Enrollments and Empty Rows
The New Gradebook does not display empty rows in place of enrollments concluded by term or course dates.
Explanation: When an enrollment was concluded by term or course dates, the New Gradebook replaced the student’s name with an empty Gradebook row. Canvas code has been updated to verify concluded enrollment dates with their appropriate display in the Gradebook.
Notifications
Announcement Notification HTML Email Formatting
Announcement notification emails include HTML formatting.
Explanation: When an announcement notification email was distributed to users, some of the emails did not include all the HTML formatting. Canvas code has been updated to verify all HTML formatting is retained in announcement notification emails.
Permissions
View SpeedGrader Link and Custom Roles
The SpeedGrader link displays in all assignments for users with the Grades - View All Grades permission. However, users must also have the supported permissions to view features in other Canvas areas, such as the Discussions - view permission to view the Discussions page.
Explanation: When custom roles with the Grades - View All Grades permission but without the Assignments and Quizzes - add / edit / delete permission tried to access SpeedGrader from an assignment, the assignment sidebar did not display the SpeedGrader link for discussion and external tool assignments. However, the SpeedGrader link was available for all other assignment types if both permissions were disabled. Canvas code has been updated to display the SpeedGrader link for users with the Grades - View All Grades permission. However, users must also have the supported permissions to view features in other Canvas areas, such as the Discussions - view permission to view the Discussions page.
SpeedGrader
Additional SpeedGrader Scrollbars and Windows 10
SpeedGrader does not include extra scrollbars when viewed in a Windows 10 browser.
Explanation: When a user viewed a submission in SpeedGrader using the Windows 10 browser, SpeedGrader displayed extra scrollbars within the window. These scrollbars were separate from DocViewer, which is a separate component and displayed one vertical scrollbar. Canvas code has been updated to remove extra scrollbars in SpeedGrader.
Outcomes Extra Credit Feature Application
SpeedGrader respects the Allow Outcome Extra Credit feature option scores are added to an outcome.
Explanation: When an institution has enabled the Allow Outcome Extra Credit feature option and extra credit is awarded in a rubric, navigating to a previous student displayed a message in SpeedGrader that said extra credit was not permitted for outcomes. Canvas code has been updated to respect the feature option and allow extra credit when applicable.
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2018-07-23 | Release Notes published |
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Hello erinhallmark -- I am thinking something is amiss with a link in the above text:
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Additional Details
For full details, questions, or comments about the Dashboard List View, please see the Canvas Release: Student Dashboard List View document.
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The url in the hyperlink is: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/ DOC-15109-canvas-release-non-scoring-rubrics
However the page content is about: Student Dashboard List View
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The roles affected parts of these release notes are great. This format is wonderful.
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Hi, Jeff,
The non-scoring rubrics document was copied to create this one, and sometimes the URL nomenclature in our platform doesn't always do what we want it to do. I was able to manage the URL enough so that when you click the link and view the actual document, the URL won't have the additional reference in it.
Thanks!
Erin
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"In addition to displaying automatically populated graded To Do items, the List view allows instructors to add non-graded items to the To Do list and students to add their own items to the To Do items."
Was excited at first to see that pages could have a due date. However, you can only just add a page to the TO DO items with a static date. That won't make sense if you use differentiated due dates for the rest of your course. We really really need pages to be added to the differentiated option.
For Students: Is the only way to add to to the TO DO list from the list view? This is a great idea but it would be more helpful to be able to add to the TO DO list regardless of the view. (we did the workaround by adding it to the calendar but this way is faster)
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Wondering about the longdesc option. Which browsers DO support it?
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Hi, I just logged into beta and this is the first time I have seen this notifications notification. Have I missed something also is there a way to disable this?
"Notifications. Tell us how and when you would like to be notified of events in Canvas."
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Original 2018-07-25 11:04 GMT-5
There appears to be an issues with the Student To Do List View where you have to scroll up when already at the top of the Dashboard before it will load the list. Somehow, I doubt very many students, or instructors, will have so many alerts that this would be possible.
Important Note: I had to scroll the mouse wheel to get it to "scroll" when already at the top. Click the mouse wheel to get the drag scroller, the Page Up button, Up Arrow button, and scrollbars would not trigger it.
I've tested in both Google Chrome 67 and Mozilla Firefox 61.
I sent it in via the Canvas Help menu (#03290450), but I wanted to share it with others. Here's a demo video of it happening in Chrome: Canvas_Dashboard_To_Do_List_Glitch
Update 2018-07-25 15:08 GMT-5
Instructure support responded to my ticket with the following:
I was able to replicate what you're seeing as well on my end. I'm not sure whether or not it is intended, as it does instruct you to scroll up to see the history, rather than the current items. I am escalating this case to see if this is intended or not.
I know it's unlikely that a student or instructor will not have anything current on the list, but it's weird functionality that a scroll up, past the top of the page, is needed to load the history. What if, like me before I cleared them, they have a bunch of alerts that push the list outside of view before the load can trigger? It seems like an odd way to load it. ^^'
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Is the default column width going to be the wide width I've seen in demos? I'm glad that the column with adjustment can be made so that columns are smaller, but will they "autofit to content" they way they do now? Or when this feature is implemented, if I turn "New Gradebook" on, will I be spending an afternoon shrinking columns.
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Hi, Diane,
This is the first phase of this project; our product team knows that differentiated due dates are important and are considering them for a future release.
Thanks!
Erin
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Hi, Lawrence!
If it's your first time to the beta environment, you'll see this notification banner for the first time as well. New users to Canvas have this notification at the top of the window in the production environment (the beta environment is a copy of production) to help them get familiar with notifications right away. Once you click the button and visit the Notifications page it should go away.
Thanks,
Erin
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Hi, John,
Previously the New Gradebook columns could only be resized down to 140 pixels. The community let us know that they wanted to be able to size columns smaller than that again, so we have reverted the 140 pixel change and allowed columns to be minimized back to 10 pixels. However, the default width has not been affected, so if you don't resize your columns you'll always see the default size and you can choose to minimize or maximum the columns if desired. The columns don't autofit based on content.
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Erin
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Hi, Christopher,
Thanks for noting this behavior, which is the result of your global announcements at the top of the page. I've let our team know and they're working on how to keep global announcements from interfering with the List View history. Watch for an update in a future release.
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Erin
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Hi, Diane,
I confirmed with our accessibility program manager that although browsers do not support it, some screen readers do. This attribute was specifically requested to be added by our accessibility users group.
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Erin
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Hi erinhallmark,
Great to talk with you at Instructurecon. In the preferences of the community, I created the stream for the release notes. I set it to a daily digest due to, to many emails with comments. How will I know if it is production or beta release notes being sent to me? Will it just be called Canvas Release Notes or Screencast?
Jessica
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Or just check the change notes?
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Hi @jsowalsk
Since the format for Release Notes has been updated, there is now only one set of release notes published each release cycle (read: no more beta notes, no more production notes; just one big note). When you receive notification about updates to the Release Notes document from the Community, all notifications will relate to this one document. Any changes made to the release notes will live in the Release Notes Change Log, a link to which lives at the bottom of the Release Notes table of contents.
Hopefully that helps answer your question! Let us know if you're looking for more clarification or if there's anything else we can help with.
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Allie
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Great, thank you so much -- this explains everything.
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Hello Erin,
Are there any updates on the issue found above?
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There were about 15 Canvas Community members who participated in the Release Notes (2018-08-04) Collaborative Chat on July 30th!
Here are the documents from the synchronous chat! 2018-07-30 Chat Archive and 2018-08-04 Release Notes Chat Collaborative Notes
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Hi, Fernando,
The team has created a ticket but it is not yet in progress. This change will be announced in a future release once it is completed.
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Erin
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Hi Erin,
Can you clarify whether you are changing the page so that the most recent appear at the top?
Kind Regards
Bethan
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Nice work!
Regarding quizzes.next, if it is not in beta any more, why is the beta label not removed in the feature options? See:
- course settings:
and; - account settings:
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Jaap
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Hi, Bethan,
No functionality is changing with announcements; the problem is that when a page has lots of announcements, the List View doesn't scroll to the top of the page correctly. That's the behavior that is being addressed.
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Erin
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Hi, Jaap,
The feature option labels are within Canvas itself and not the LTI tool, so another team needs to remove the beta label there. I am not sure when that label will be removed.
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Erin
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Thanks Erin,
In that case, I'd agree that current functionality is a bit weird, generally on social media, you'll find the most recent activity at the top, having to scroll down to view historical content. Can this be changed?
Thanks Bethan
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I'm not seeing pages that I marked with to-do dates in my Calendar view. Will students see it in theirs? We were told we can use the calendar to move assignment dates around, but that feature is limited if we can't also move pages with to-do dates via the calendar.
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Hi, Bethan,
Since we aren't changing the functionality of the display, I'd recommend creating a feature idea in Canvas studio if you'd like to let our product managers know why the functionality should be adjusted.
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Erin
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Hi, Katie,
Pages display in both your calendar and the student's calendar. You can also view to-do dates in the Pages index page when viewing all pages.
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Erin
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Hi, Erin!
Does this notification banner pop up for all new course enrollments? It would be great if it did. In our virtual program we emphasize these settings in our Getting Started Module. This banner will be a big help. Sorry if I missed it in the notes.
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Hi, everyone!
As always, if you've submitted a support cases for a behavior that has not yet been resolved, you'll be notified when our teams have an update.
Notes are now available for our next release: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-15213-canvas-release-notes-2018-08-25
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Erin