Impact Release Notes (2024-07-30)
In this Impact release, new content is available for Canvas users. Updated accessibility features are included for Walkthroughs, the Support Center, Insights, Campaigns, 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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Walkthrough: Assign to Feature Update
| Template Preview | Walkthrough: Assign To Feature Update |
The purpose of this campaign is to raise awareness among instructors about the new 'Assign To' feature update.
Campaign Updates
Note: To access the content of updated campaigns, import (Use as Draft) the campaign templates again. These updates are not synced with the campaign templates already imported in the past.
The following campaigns are renamed to reflect Canvas updates:
| Previous Campaign Title | New Campaign Title |
| Elevate Collaboration with Discussions Redesign: Students | Elevate Collaboration with Discussions: Students |
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Elevate Collaboration with Discussions Redesign: Instructors |
Elevate Collaboration with Discussions: Instructors |
Discussions Walkthrough Updates
The following Discussions Walkthroughs are updated to reflect Canvas updates:
| Walkthrough | Updates |
| Walkthrough: Reply to Discussion |
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| Walkthrough: Create a Discussion |
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| Walkthrough: Edit a Discussion (Module workflow) |
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| Walkthrough: Discussions Redesign topic (Instructor) |
Renamed to Walkthrough: Discussions (Instructor)
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| Walkthrough: Discussions Redesign Overview (Instructor) |
Renamed to Walkthrough: Discussions Redesigned Interface Overview (Instructor)
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Quizzes Walkthrough Updates
The following Quizzes Walkthroughs are updated to reflect Canvas updates:
| Walkthrough | Updates |
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Walkthrough: Edit a Classic Quiz (Module Workflow) |
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Walkthrough: Add Content to a New Quiz (Module Workflow) |
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Announcements Walkthrough Updates
The following Announcements Walkthroughs are updated to reflect Canvas updates:
| Walkthrough | Updates |
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Assignments Walkthrough Updates
The following Assignments Walkthroughs are updated to reflect Canvas updates:
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Walkthrough: Create an assignment using the Google Assignments LTI 1.3 (Instructor) |
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Walkthrough: Edit an Assignment (Module Workflow) |
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Monitor Updates
The following monitors are updated:
- Contexts with no content that refer to the old layout of Discussions and Announcements are deleted.
- Contexts and monitors that refer to the old layout of Discussions and Announcements are assigned the Legacy Report TC.
- Reporting template categories that refer to the old layout of Discussions and Announcements are assigned the Legacy Report TC.
Contexts
The following new contexts are available for Canvas:
- Individual course page: Assign to button
- Course landing page: Assign to button
- Individual quizzes page: Assign to button
- Discussions: subscribe button
- Individual discussion topic page: Discussions search filter
- New announcement page: Post to field
- Discussion options menu
- Module name field
- Add assignment card button
- Available from date and time field
- Assign to area
- Manage assign to link
The following contexts are removed for Canvas:
- + Add rubric button
- Edit quizzes page: +assign to button
- Announcements page: Search field
- New announcement page: Date and time field
- Edit assignment page: Assign to field
- New assignment page: Assign to field
- New assignment page: Available from-until fields
- Edit discussion topics page: Dates availability field
- Individual discussion topics page: expand all button
- Individual discussion topics page: collapse all button
- Edit discussion topics page: Discussion topic title field
- New discussion topics page: Discussion topic title field
- Discussion points field
- Edit discussion topics page: Group discussion field
- Individual discussion topics page: Edit button
- Edit html in discussions: done button
- Publish/ Unpublish discussion button
- Discussion topic title field
- Individual discussion search field
- Discussion filter field
- Course rubrics page: Edit rubric button
- Course rubrics page: Rubric title field
- Edit Course Rubric
- Reply to discussion button (page load)
Monitors
The following new monitors are available for Canvas:
- Individual groups discussion topics page: Submit discussion reply button
- New groups discussion topics page: Save button
- New groups discussion topics page: Save and publish button
- New discussion topics page: Reviews per student field
- Discussion topics page: Attach files to discussions checkbox
- Discussion topics page: Edit and delete their own replies checkbox
- Discussion topics page: Create discussion topics checkbox
- Confirm Delete pop-up: Delete button
- New discussion topics page: Assignment group field
- New discussion topics page: Display grade as field
- New discussion topics page: Points possible field
- Individual Discussion topics: podcast feed link
- New discussion topics page: save and publish button
- Edit groups discussion topics page: save button
- New discussion topics page: save button
- Edit discussion topics page: Reviews per student field
- Discussion topics page: (Un)Publish button
- Individual discussion topics page: (Un)Publish discussion topic button
- Individual discussion topics page: Expand/Collapse threads button
- New announcement page: Publish announcement button
- Edit discussion topics page: Save and publish button
- Edit discussion topic page: Save button
- Edit discussion topic page: Assignee field
- New discussion topics page: Manage usage rights pop-up: Save button
- New discussion topics page: Attach button
- Edit quizzes page: Date and time fields
- New assignment page: Date and time fields
- Edit new quiz page: Date and time fields
- Edit assignment page: Date and time fields
- Edit discussion topics page: Date and time fields
- New Discussion topics page: Assignee field
- Edit quizzes page: Assignee field
- Edit new quiz page: Assignee field
- Edit assignments page: Assignee field
Reporting Templates
New Reporting Templates
A new reporting template can be found for Instructors.
- Instructor>Communication>>Announcements>>>Publish new announcement
Updated Reporting Templates
The following reporting templates are updated:
- Instructor>Discussions
- Student>Discussions
Tool Categories
The Discussions Redesign and Announcements Redesign Tool Categories are deleted and replaced with Discussions and Announcements respectively.
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Accessibility
Walkthroughs
When creating a walkthrough, the search results provide suggestions upon entering a text. The screen reader announces the suggestions and indicates how many options are available.
Support Center
The following are accessibility improvements to the Support Center:
- When creating a category, the search results provide suggestions upon entering text. The screen reader announces the suggestions and indicates how many options are available.
- When creating a category, the Connected Context suggestions are announced with more information about the action to Screen Reader users.
Insights
The following are accessibility improvements to Insights:
- When creating a report, elements are accessible and in tab order to Keyboard-only users.
- When creating a new report, the search results provide suggestions upon entering text. The screen reader announces the suggestions and indicates how many options are available.
Campaigns
The following are accessibility improvements to Campaigns:
- In Campaign Details, some tooltips have been replaced with normal text.
- Search suggestion status messages are announced to Screen Reader users without receiving focus.
Messages
The Pin icon aria-label is removed. Additionally, all ARIA roles, states, and properties are valid for appropriate elements.
Fixed Bugs |
- In the Support Center Suggested help section, the Show all link works as intended.
- A static class has been added to the following message components: Do not show again checkbox and Close button.
Change Log
2024-07-30
