Canvas teams are continually updating the roadmap and noting features that are coming in the next three months.
Roadmap
The roadmap indicates the targeted month a feature should be released and is updated monthly. Dates are always subject to change.
Discovery Conversations
Engage with the product team on projects and initiatives in the early stages of the software development process.
View projects in the Research phase and share feedback.
These features are currently in development and are targeted to be released within the indicated month. Roadmap items are updated monthly and are subject to change. Last updated 2021-03-12
Canvas LMS
Assignment Webcam Submissions
Allow students without mobile devices to to submit an image of their work for grading using their computer webcam.
Canvas Data 2 (Beta)
Beta access to low-latency transactional and operational data, collected across various educational products and optimized for bulk transfer.
Homeroom Dashboard - Canvas for Elementary
Allow elementary institutions to set a redesigned dashboard for a teacher to manage the homeroom course.
Modules Support for New Quizzes
Allow instructors to add new quizzes in a modules workflow.
Outcomes Decoupling Mastery Scales and Proficiency Calculations (New Quizzes)
Set mastery scales and proficiency calculations independently of outcomes for New Quizzes.
Permissions: Add/Remove Teachers, Designers, TAs Granularity
Allow admins to granularly define permissions for adding or removing teachers, designers, and TAs in a course.
Permissions: Add/Remove Students Granularity
Allow admins to granularly define permissions for adding or removing students in a course.
Permissions: Course Files Granularity
Allow admins to granularly define permissions for managing course files.
SpeedGrader Submission Reassignment
Allow teachers to reassign work to students from within SpeedGrader.
Student Filters for Learning Mastery Gradebook
Allow instructors to filter for inactive and concluded enrollments to see mastery data in the Learning Mastery Gradebook.
Catalog
Dropped and Concluded Courses
Support concluded and dropped courses.
MasteryConnect
Report Card Automation
Introduce report card templates for administrators
Student Level Tools
Expansion of tools and accommodations on the student level.
Portfolium
User Importer
Introduce the available to upload users and schedule imports.
Student Level Tools
Expansion of tools and accommodations on the student level.
SIS Integrations
MasteryConnect SIS Integration
Integrate the MasteryConnect rostering experience with Canvas SIS platforms.
Studio
Chromebook Support
Introduce Chromebook support for screen capturing.
These features are currently in development and are targeted to be released within the indicated month. Roadmap items are updated monthly and are subject to change. Last updated 2021-03-16
Canvas Mobile
Mobile App Version Update Notification (Android)
Notify users when a new version of the app is available.
Catalog
Login Flow
Improve the user login workflow.
MasteryConnect
Document Uploader
Allow teachers to upload documents within the Student Mastery Report.
SIS Integrations
SIS Category Mapping
Allow matching of assignment groups to SIS categories.
Studio
Annotations
Introduce annotation capabilities.
Videri
Branding
Introduce new color themes to match Instructure branding.
These features are currently in development and are targeted to be released within the indicated month. Roadmap items are updated monthly and are subject to change. Last updated 2021-03-16
Canvas LMS
Annotated Assignments
Allow teachers to create assignments where they upload a worksheet to be annotated by students.
Course Templates
Allow admins to designate a course ID that will be used as the course shell for all new courses, created both manually or via SIS.
