When we looked at potential areas of improvement for our research and development teams to tackle in 2021, project planning and commitments were high on the list. So we are tidying things up a bit with quarterly planning. Why should you care?

No need to study for this test. Come as you are and give your feedback on this new Canvas prototype.

Printing options will be available in New Quizzes soon. We’re pretty clear on teacher needs and use cases thanks to the extensive feedback the community has provided. (We’re really focusing on high impact changes now!!) Also, although it sounds like ...

We're excited to share information on a forthcoming release we're calling "Improved Outcome Management" that will provide a better way to find, add, and edit outcomes. Check it out!

We have been hard at work to improve visibility of Instructure managed SIS Rostering and Grade Sync jobs. We have some designs that we'd love to have Canvas admins assist with validating.

Immersive Reader is great, but quizzes are complicated. Let's talk about it.

Many of our current SIS Integrations rely on Assignment Group names exactly matching SIS Category names for assignment creation in the SIS to be successful. This change introduces a new way to match Assignment Groups with SIS categories for increased...

New Analytics gives instructors some amazing, detailed course-level information. We'll walk you through all of the data visualizations, and we want to know: Have you seen it all? How do you use New Analytics? 

Fixed bugs have been included in the deploy notes since, well—the creation of the deploy notes. And for the last few years, the “Known Issues” board in the Community has only included notable bugs, which didn’t always align with the bugs posted in th...

You may already be following the release notes and be in the know about the upcoming change to the in module experience for New Quizzes. If not, be sure to subscribe to release notes! Here is a walk through of what you'll see in the beta environment ...

Approximately 80 million people live with some type of disability in the European Union. That is already a huge number. These people would like to use the same tools and equipment that we all do. They matter, not only because 80 million people is a h...

The Release Notes user interface (UI) is our first step in improving communication about default Canvas features, but it’s just the beginning.

Instructure products will not ONLY add and improve features and capabilities in the months and years to come. We will also “prune” capabilities in order to make sure we can best serve an extremely diverse and broad set of needs around the globe.

Most people understand what the font-size menu does, but bigger isn't always better.

I’m excited to introduce myself to the Canvas Community! My name is Ben Friedman and I’m a new Product Manager at Instructure, working on Outcomes within the Canvas LMS. 

Using MasteryConnect and Canvas just got better! Soon Trackers will be connected to Canvas Courses, making it even easier to access the power of the MasteryConnect directly from your Canvas Course. Now you’ll have more time for teaching, assessing, a...

Hello, I’m excited to introduce myself to all of you! I’m the new product manager for Canvas data and analytics. Learn a little bit more about me, get a sneak peek at Canvas Attendance — an update to New Analytics — and take the opportunity to share ...

Let's discuss New Quizzes Public API's foundation: GraphQL or REST? 

It's quite important nowadays to be effective. That is true in Canvas Mobile apps too. The idea is to have a "start here" list of items that collects the most important, the most popular features to have them always at hand, so we save time by elimin...

There are a lot of different ways to embed content like YouTube videos into Canvas, which is great! Standards and co-existing with the open web is a big part of what makes Canvas, Canvas. Unfortunately, the three most common ways of embedding YouTube...

In an effort to deepen the security of SCORM content, we are changing the way Canvas interacts with SCORM by integrating signed launch links.

[2021-06-07 Update] TheDiscussions Redesign project is now available in the beta environment. Please view more details about this project in our Discussions Redesign User Group.

I know everyone is keen to hear what is coming next for Item Banks. We think we’re onto something good, but are still refining the user interaction experience.  New improvements to Item Banks will make it possible for Admins to share Item Banks at th...

As I looked at my calendar this month I was reminded this May 13 (today) marks an anniversary of when LTI support was deployed to Canvas. This year will be 10 years! \o/

In our newly released feature, Course Templates, find out how they're different from Blueprint Courses and use cases behind each.

Canvas LMS is adding an accessibility setting that will allow a user to have all Canvas LMS videos automatically show captions by default when the video has captions available.

tl;dr We will be discontinuing the SMS notifications service for Announcements and Grading on July 31, 2021. In an effort to further streamline our notification channels, we will discontinue the SMS notifications service for Announcements and Grading...

We always strive to release defect-free, robust software. I wanted to share some practices and principles that we strive for as we design, develop, and deliver Canvas with an eye on quality.

Canvas and Microsoft: Working together to create an integrated learning platform. This post outlines the timeline and next steps to prepare for roll-out of the improved integration. 

We have run a couple of user interviews recently. We wanted to know how the K-5 teachers utilize the technology and the possibilities of Canvas. I am acting as the product manager of the Canvas Mobile Apps, and not surprisingly I am mostly interested...