With New Quizzes migration during course copy/import (formerly Bulk Migration) now available in production environments and the feature option turned on, question banks that have questions included in a Classic Quiz will be migrated into a New Quiz.

This article will answer some of the frequently asked questions around this important topic.

We’re updating our Decaying Average calculation to Weighted Average and adding a new calculation method in its place that reflects the traditionally accepted formula for the proficiency calculation known as Decaying Average.

TLDR: The Admin Analytics and New Analytics feature options will default ON in the December 16 Canvas release.

Enable learning no matter what

Our mission as the creator of the Canvas LMS is to elevate success in learning. This is a goal we always insist on and we believe that enabling a convenient offline learning possibility is a great step towards this goal. 

We're thrilled to unveil the next evolution of Canvas’s Discussion feature, representing a significant step forward in our ongoing mission to empower educators and students with seamless communication and collaboration tools.

Capture your screen directly from your browser! Say hi to back-to-back recordings and read our future plans with Screencast-O-Matic.

Welcome Back to School! The Mastery Connect R&D Team has been working all summer to support the learning you will do in your classroom this year. 

For Canvas and Apple customers in the United States, iWork files (.pages, .numbers, and .key) can be uploaded via Canvas apps on iOS or the web and they will now preview in Canvas’s DocViewer. This feature enhancement is live as of August 30, 2023. 

As mentioned earlier, our team has been working on faster access to the Quiz and Item Analysis. We are pleased to announce that this new functionality is now available in the beta environment, followed by the production release a month later, on September 16th.

Feedback from our users plays a critical role in the development of our Canvas Products.

The New Quizzes Migration through Course Copy/Import, previously referred to as the “Bulk Migration Tool”, will be available in production environments as of the August 19 release.

At Instructure, we work to elevate student success, amplify the power of teaching, and inspire everyone to learn together. And we want to be with you as education evolves to meet the needs of all types of learners. 

I can’t believe it’s already been three weeks since InstructureCon! Our team had such an amazing time in Denver – there really is nothing better than connecting with our community to celebrate learning and the amazing work educators are doing around the globe. 

We also had the opportunity to share more about our innovations from the past year, as well as offer a sneak peek into what’s ahead. 

The Impact R&D team took up one of your Idea suggestions to bring more flexibility to the Impact Inline Editor with custom CSS selectors.

EU, Canada and APAC regions could experience some inconsistencies while we are performing the migration for Commons from 9AM CET until 4PM CET on August 19th, 2023.

Additionally, we are adding a search function when moving videos to collections.

We are thrilled to share with you the Beta launch of our new product: The Emerging AI Marketplace! The marketplace is set to redefine the way you experience Instructure, and we can't wait to share the exciting details with you.

In the Q1 quarterly update post, I mentioned our ongoing efforts to enhance the speed of Item Analysis generation. I am now pleased to provide more comprehensive information on this development.

Today, we’re excited to announce that Google Assignments LTI 1.3 now integrates with Collaborations in Canvas, the last feature needed to reach parity with the legacy Google Apps LTI integration. Collaborations in Canvas enables teachers and students to work together on the same document at the same time. With the launch of Collaborations support, Google Assignments LTI 1.3 now has all of the functionality that Google Apps LTI provides and more, including improved security, flexibility and integrations.

You can now enable sub-account level access for your Impact instance through our new General Settings page.

Impact has just released our new General Settings configuration screen! 

The Impact Roadmap has now been updated!

With Request Workflows, LearnPlatform users will be able to define clear, repeatable and efficient best-practice processes that will begin when a new product is requested.

Here's the latest update on New Quizzes!

Q2 Achievements

• Grade By Question in SpeedGrader
• SpeedGrader Access in more locations
• Create and Share Item Banks
• Zero Point New Quizzes

Q3 Ongoing and New Work

• Quiz Export by QTI
• Support for Sub-accounts
• Anonymous Grading
• New Quizzes in Outcome Alignment Summary
• Item Analysis
• Build on Last Attempt *New*
• More Item Bank Enhancements *New*

Due to scheduled maintenance, Canvas Catalog will be unavailable for short periods of time in August 2023. Here are the details:

In order to make this collaborative space more inclusive of regional privacy needs, Canvas Commons is “going global” with multi-region hosting for the Canvas Commons learning repository.

Test release schedule is moving to the Monday following our production release at 3:00 pm MT with our July release cycle. 

We're improving the quality of data and insights educators receive from the LearnCommunity product library by removing duplicate product entries and implementing improvements for management of the library going forward.

Enhanced Gradebook Filters becomes the default Canvas experience on August 19th. 

We are excited to announce a groundbreaking update in Canvas Credentials that allows you to customize your issuing organization specifically for LinkedIn shares, enabling the power of personalized badge sharing on the world's largest professional network.