| Upcoming Canvas Changes |
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2023-04-15
For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes. |
In this Canvas release (18 March), instructors can submit a file upload assignment on behalf of a student in the Gradebook when the Submission-submit on behalf of student permission is enabled. Additionally, Canvas Data 1 (CD1) has been enhanced as Canvas Data 2 (CD2) API and CLI.
- New Features
- Assignments
- Submit Assignment on Behalf of Student
- Canvas Data 2
- Application Programming Interface (API) and Command-Line Interface (CLI) Enhancement
Assignments
Submit Assignment on Behalf of Student
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Beta Environment Availability |
2023-02-20 |
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Production Environment Availability |
2023-03-18 |
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Permissions |
Submissions-Submit on behalf of student |
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Affects User Interface |
Yes |
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Affected User Roles and Areas |
Admin, Instructors, Gradebook, Assignments |
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Related Ideas |
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Feature Video |
Release Screencast: 2023-03-18 Assignments Submit Assignment on Behalf of Student |
Summary
When the Submission-submit on behalf of student permission is enabled, instructors can submit a file upload assignment on behalf of a student in the Gradebook. The submission includes the timestamp and who submitted the assignment. Additionally, the instructor can submit multiple files at a time for a single student and submit beyond the availability date.
Change Benefit
This update allows instructors the option to support students in situations that need an alternative means of submission. Also, instructors can include evidence captured in a live setting through file uploads.
Feature Workflow
In Permissions, enable Submission- Submit on behalf of student permission.
In the Gradebook, locate the assignment and click the Grade Detail Tray icon.
Click the Submit for Student link.
Choose the file(s) to upload [1] then click the Submit button [2].
The timestamp and who submitted the assignment on behalf of the student display in the Grade Detail Tray.
Instructors can also view the timestamp and submitter in SpeedGrader.
In Assignment Details, students can view the timestamp and who submitted the assignment on their behalf.
Additional Details
Instructors can only submit to assignments on behalf of students when File Upload is one of the available submission types.
Canvas Data 2
Application Programming Interface (API) and Command-Line Interface (CLI) Enhancement
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Beta Environment Availability |
Not available |
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Production Environment Availability |
2023-03-18 |
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Location to Enable Feature |
Root Account (New users without access to CD1 should contact their Customer Success Manager. Current CD1 users will be onboarded on a rolling basis, in phases.) |
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Related APIs |
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Affects User Interface |
No |
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Affected User Roles and Areas |
Admin, Root Account, Canvas Data Services |
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Product Blog |
Summary
Canvas Data 1 (CD1) has been enhanced as Canvas Data 2 (CD2) API and CLI. This improvement provides institutions access to their raw LMS data in bulk with high fidelity and low latency. It provides incremental queries (deltas) in addition to the table snapshots in a relational schema (CD2) as opposed to star schema (CD1). Furthermore, CD2 comes with a reference implementation example on how to load the data into a Postgres database.
Change Benefit
This allows institutions to keep the data up to date in their own database or data warehouse in order to conduct research and build custom reports, dashboards, and tools to meet their needs.
Additional Details
To run Canvas Data 2 CLI, users must have Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 and the PIP package manager installed. For more information, see the Data Access Platform Client Library.
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| 2023-06-16 |
Updated Upcoming Canvas Changes
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| 2023-02-27 |
Added Feature
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| 2023-02-21 | Published Release Notes |
Change Log
2023-02-21
