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
- Leading through Chaos - Insights and Actions presented by the Academic Strategy Team & Friends
- Mass Experiential Learning: Engagement & social learning in an age of AI
- Dyslexia-friendly font: Offering more accessibility options to our users
- Fresh Look, Same Mission: Instructure's Updated Accessibility Toolkit
K-12 Users
Business and Government
Upcoming Instructure Live Events
- Canvas Klatch- Tue, Jul 29, 2025 2:00 PM MDT
- The Canvas Klatch started as a collaborative online office hour for the Online Network of Educators, but all Community Members are welcome!
- Beyond the Mist: Stories, Insights, and Sightings from InstCon25- Thu, Aug 7, 2025 1:30 PM MDT
- At InstructureCon, we learned about new approaches of AI and accessibility and learned how people from around the world work to support teaching and learning. Join us at this Instructure Live event to continue processing what you learned and share how the magic of the Pacific Northwest has begun to inform your practice.
- Mastery Connect NEW Portal Open House- Wed, Aug 13, 2025 02:00 PM MDT
- Have you heard the exciting news? The Mastery Connect Online PD has a NEW Premium offering that includes the updated Mastery Connect Course AND live training webinars! Want to learn more about how this service can support leaders and teachers?
Product Content
Feature User Groups
Smart Search User Group
Next release: 2025-08-16; see the Smart Search: Release Change Log
Product Blog
The Product Blog newest posts:
- Ask Your Data Now Includes Weblogs
- New in Intelligent Insights: Students in Need of Attention at the Course Level
Other Blogs
Canvas LMS Blog newest posts:
- Canvas Apps: A smarter hub for discovering, managing, and monitoring LTI tools
- Differentiation Tags: Smarter Student Support
- Canvas Course Accessibility Checklist
Canvas Studio Blog newest posts:
Canvas Catalog Blog newest posts:
Mastery Connect Blog newest posts:
- Quick Reassess: AI-powered follow-up assessments made simple
- Ensure Consistent Alignment from Day 1—At Scale
- Streamlining the move from Canvas Quizzes to Mastery Assessments
- Spanish Student and Family Experience: Making assessment more inclusive and accessible
- Mastery Actionable Insights: Putting student data where it matters most
- Powering all Stages of the Assessment Lifecycle
Instructure Roadmap
Check out the Instructure Roadmap for upcoming updates.
Feature Updates
Smart Search User Group
Next release: 2025-08-16; see the Smart Search: Release Change Log
Canvas
Release Notes
Canvas Release Notes (2025-08-16)
