Feature User Groups

Some new opt-in features are available in the production environment but are subject to change. Provide your feedback and help contribute to additional improvements before they're enabled for all product users.

Please note features noted as Feature Previews are in active development. Feature updates take place within the product's regular release cycle and will be noted in Release or Deploy Notes, as needed. Please view the user group for more details.

Assignment Enhancements

Supported student assignments display an improved interface and submission workflow. This change improves the student experience in completing and submitting assignments, viewing rubrics, and locating instructor feedback.

  • Assignment Enhancements User Group
  • Current Status: Feature Preview (Active Development)
  • Production Availability: 2020-10-17
  • Projected Feature Stability: 2021-10-27
  • Projected Feature Enforcement: TBA

Canvas Apps

Canvas Apps is a new feature option. See the Canvas Apps Overview.

  • Canvas Apps User Group
  • Current Status: Feature Option (Active Development)
  • Beta Availability: 2024-12-18
  • Projected Feature Stability: TBA
  • Projected Feature Enforcement: TBA

Course Pacing

Course Pacing is a feature preview. See the Course Pacing Feature Overview.

  • Course Pacing User Group
  • Current Status: Feature Preview (Active Development)
  • Production Availability: 2022-04-27
  • Projected Feature Stability: TBA
  • Projected Feature Enforcement: TBA

Discussion Summaries

Discussion Summarization uses a Generative AI model to provide instructors summaries of key points, questions, and ideas in a discussion thread. This feature is designed to save educators time and to allow discussions to be used effectively in large-format classes and other environments where they were previously infeasible.

  • Discussion Summaries User Group
  • Current Status: Feature Preview (Active Development)
  • Production Availability: 2024-07-20
  • Projected Feature Stability: TBA
  • Projected Feature Enforcement: TBA

Enhanced Rubrics

The rubrics redesign and enhancements improve the functionality of rubrics within Canvas LMS.

New Quizzes

New Quizzes is an assessment engine that integrates with Canvas as an LTI tool and replaces the classic quizzes functionality currently existing in Canvas. Instructors can use New Quizzes to create assessments using a variety of question types.

Smart Search

Leveraging semantic algorithms and AI, Smart Search allows users to search Canvas course content by understanding the context of queries and finding relevant results based on that context. Smart Search facilitates faster content discovery for both teachers and students.

  • Smart Search User Group
  • Current Status: Feature Preview (Active Development)
  • Production Availability: 2024-07-20
  • Projected Feature Stability: TBA
  • Projected Feature Enforcement: TBA