Welcome to the Instructure Community Weekly Highlights blog! Every Monday, we will update you with all the goings-on in the Instructure world from the previous week: community updates, product updates, new blogs to read, and everything else you'll need to know will be here!
Community Content
Featured Content
Newsletters
Upcoming Instructure Live Events
- From High School to Higher Ed: Closing Knowledge Gaps Together with Lincoln Learning and Canvas - Wed, May 7, 2025 9:00 AM MDT
- Lincoln Learning partnered with Canvas LMS to offer a comprehensive learning solution designed to support students across both K-12 schools and higher education institutions.
- Canvas Klatch - Thurs, May 8, 2025 4:00 PM MDT
- The Canvas Klatch started as a collaborative online office hour for the Online Network of Educators, but all Community Members are welcome!
- Canvas Klatch - Mon, May 12, 2025 11:00 AM MDT
- The Canvas Klatch started as a collaborative online office hour for the Online Network of Educators, but all Community Members are welcome!
- AI-Assisted Grading: Can it be accurate and save faculty time? - Tue, May 13, 2025 9:00 AM MDT
- Join us for a thought-provoking webinar featuring educators from the University of Iowa and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, along with Instructure’s VP of Global Academic Strategy. We’ll dive into how faculty are using GenAI in real classrooms to reduce grading time, deliver better feedback, and improve student outcomes—plus, what to watch out for when implementing AI tools
- Many Hands, Lighter Work – Scaling Accessibility in Canvas with Cidilabs - Thurs, May 15, 2025 12:00 PM MDT
- In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, discover how institutions like Northeastern University, Orange Coast College, and The Wharton School are transforming accessibility in Canvas through collaboration, practical strategies, and powerful tools from Cidilabs. This engaging webinar will highlight proven methods to make accessibility a shared, manageable effort across your campus community. Don’t miss the chance to learn from real-world success stories, explore time-saving tools, and get inspired to scale your own accessibility efforts.
Product Content
Feature User Groups
Enhanced Rubrics User Group
Product Blog
The Product Blog newest posts:
- Advancing Canvas Credentials: The Path from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3
- Clearer Course Status Data Coming to Admin Analytics and Intelligent Insights
- Canvas Catalog Now Supports Listing Duplication
Instructure Roadmap
Check out the Instructure Roadmap for upcoming updates.
Upcoming Canvas Changes
Upcoming
- 2025-05-17 Breaking Change: Gradebook Icon Update for LTI Assignment and Grade Service
Additions
- 2025-07-19 End of Life: Removal of Attach Button from Discussions and Announcements
For more information, see the Upcoming Canvas Changes page
Feature Updates
Canvas
Updated Notes
Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-04-23)
Impact
Impact Release Notes (2025-04-29)
Elevate Data Quality
Elevate Data Quality Release Notes (2025-04-29)
Elevate Standards Alignment
Elevate Standards Alignment Release Notes (April 2025)
