In this Impact release, new content for Walkthroughs, Monitors, Contexts, and Campaigns is released. Also, video links in the Impact Support Center and campaigns have been updated to align with the Canvas Community's transition from Vimeo to Studio. The Insights redesign and Impact Dashboard are updated. Accessibility updates are implemented for the Impact Dashboard and Messages.
Impact helps institutions improve technology adoption and evaluate the impact of educational technology, while helping faculty and students seamlessly navigate new platforms. Learn more about Impact by Instructure.
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Video Links
Studio Video Links
Canvas Community recently moved from hosting videos on Vimeo to hosting videos on Studio. All video links within Impact are updated to ensure they remain fully functional within the Impact Support Center and campaigns.
Walkthroughs
Walkthrough: Export a Canvas Course
| Template Preview | Walkthrough: Export a Canvas Course |
With the academic year coming to a close, this walkthrough will guide instructors through exporting their courses.
Walkthrough: Standard Based Grading (Students and Observers)
| Template Preview |
Support students and observers/parents during the transition from traditional to standards based grading by utilizing Mastery Connect and providing guidance through the process reports page.
Monitors
Out of the Box Monitors
The following new Out of the Box monitors are created and added to the reporting template that they correlate to:
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Export content page: Create export button |
To locate the monitor follow the path under the Instructor Report > Canvas set-up > Course Management > Export course content > Create export |
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Modules page: Publish all button |
To locate the monitor follow the path under the Instructor Report > Elements of a course > Modules > Bulk publish modules |
| Edit pages page | To locate the monitor follow the path under the Instructor Report > Elements of a course > Pages > Edit pages > Edit courses page |
Contexts
New Contexts Available
The following new contexts are available inside the Impact Dashboard. You can add messages and walkthrough steps instantly to them.
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Announcements |
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| Mastery Connect |
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| Course Management |
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| Modules |
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Campaigns
Blackboard Campaigns
The following campaigns for Blackboard Ultra have been updated:
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Note: You will need to import the campaigns into your Impact Dashboard as new campaign drafts to benefit from the changes.
Updated Features |
Insights
Insights Redesign
| Blog | Impact Insights Redesign is Live |
The Insights area in the Impact Dashboard is redesigned. The redesign updates all insights screens including user activity, tool adoption reports, course activity reports, and our other report types.
Impact Dashboard
Login Page
URLs leading to specific pages in the Legacy Dashboard are redirected to the current login page.
Chart Legends
| Related Ideas | [Campaign Messages] Increase Contrast Between "Users" and "Clicks" in Message Insights Graph |
Chart legends are unified across messages, walkthroughs, and article insights displaying consistent icons and color codes.
Other Updates |
Accessibility
Impact Dashboard
Throughout the Impact Dashboard, table header cells are no longer labeled as groups and the screen reader navigates through the table providing understandable content for the user.
Messages
On the Messages page, the focus is kept on the element in the Connected Contexts section for Keyboard-only users.
On the Messages page in the details of a message, the provided description is read by the screenreader. If no description is provided the screenreader provides the message ‘Description. No description on this message’.
Fixed Bugs |
- In the Impact Dashboard, the preview of font, text size, and line spacing remains consistent on the Canvas LMS when composing a message or article.
- After creating a reporting template and exporting the CSV file, active users, non-active users, and data displays appropriately.
- CSV exports of active and non-active users in the Impact Dashboard and Canvas QA LTI 1.3 displays appropriately.
Change Log
2023-07-20
2023-06-27
