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Discussion Checkpoints are now available in Group Discussions! As we conclude the Discussion Redesign initiative, we invite you to share your feedback in a brief survey.

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Canvas LMS

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We’re exploring ways to improve the Learning Mastery Gradebook (LMGB) in Canvas—and we’d love your input.

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Canvas LMS

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We’re exploring ways to improve the Peer Review experience in Canvas and we need your input!

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Canvas LMS

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As part of our ongoing journey to meet and exceed accessibility standards, we’re excited to share details about recently released and upcoming improvements that align with WCAG 2.1 Level AA and Section 508 compliance. Over the past several months, we...

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Instructor

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We’re refining the badge creation and edit flow to reduce friction, fix minor issues, and align more closely with other Instructure products—making it easier for you to create meaningful badges with clarity and confidence. Here’s what to expect.

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Canvas Credentials

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We're excited to announce the upcoming release of a new column, non_collaborative, in the Canvas Data 2 (CD2) Query API's groups and group_categories tables at 2025-06-12. This column helps clearly distinguish between standard collaborative groups an...

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Canvas Data

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Commons search is getting an upgrade. In order to release this upgrade, there will be some planned downtime for Commons.

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Canvas Commons

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The Course Pacing feature is now only in Course Settings, not behind a feature flag. It is still disabled by default.

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Canvas LMS

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A major update arrived in Ask Your Data -- It now scopes results to the sub‑account level, enabling sub-account admins within an institution to access and act on the data that matters most to them.

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Intelligent Insights

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Security and user experience can coexist in the enhanced mobile session handling. Learn more about how Canvas is now handling mobile sessions!

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Canvas Mobile

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Greater control, same consistency: Hierarchical Storefront Inheritance is here. Customize subcatalogs without sacrificing your brand integrity.

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Canvas Catalog

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Learn more about performance and usability updates coming to SpeedGrader, June 21, 2025!

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Canvas LMS

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Differentiation Tags are a powerful new feature coming soon to Canvas! And we’re excited to announce that the Differentiation Tags feature is now available in Feature Preview in beta environments.

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Canvas LMS

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At Instructure, we believe the best way to improve is by listening to the people who use our tools every day—you. That’s why on June 21st US customers will begin seeing a quick question pop up while using Canvas or Mastery asking for your feedback. I...

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Mastery Connect

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To streamline the user experience and create consistency across all Canvas features, the dedicated “attach” button in Discussions and Announcements will be removed on July 19th, 2025. Users can continue to upload images, videos, and files via the RCE...

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Canvas LMS

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When faced with 30+ achievement types to choose from, most users… chose none. Achievement types in the open badges standard were designed to help credentialing feel more meaningful and precise—but they ended up overwhelming people instead. Now, that ...

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Canvas Credentials

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The Canvas Credentials LTI 1.3 upgrade is coming soon—starting May 12. We’re taking extra care to ensure a smooth, gradual transition so institutions are supported every step of the way.

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Canvas Credentials

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We've heard your feedback! You’ve been asking for clearer course data in Admin Analytics and Intelligent Insights. We're excited to announce a change that will improve your experience.

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Admin Analytics

Intelligent Insights

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Save hours of admin work and scale your Catalog with confidence using the new Copy Listing feature.

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Canvas Catalog

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Over the past few months, we've implemented several UI and UX improvements to the Discussion Summaries feature preview, driven by the valuable feedback you've shared with us.

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Canvas LMS

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Students may have specific learning requirements for assessments that are essential for their success. To support this, we are offering the ability to enable tools and accommodations for individual students to provide a fair and inclusive assessment ...

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Mastery Connect

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Lessons we've learned from you and exciting updates coming this year.

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Canvas Studio

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Customer Discovery Session takeaways from March 26th at Instructure headquarters. Members of the Internet2 consortium met with Instructure R&D teams to discuss edtech management and maximizing effectiveness. 

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Canvas LMS

Impact

LearnPlatform

LTI Integrations

Roadmap Processes

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Help learners find the value they’re looking for, faster.

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Canvas Catalog

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Discussion Checkpoints Now Available at the Sub-Account Level

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Canvas LMS

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What if mapping out a learning journey felt seamless, accessible, and flexible? We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re making big changes to Canvas Credentials Pathways to help you build learning experiences that truly work for all users. This is just ...

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Canvas Credentials

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We want to inform you about an upcoming scheduled maintenance that will enhance our system’s performance and security. While we aim to make this transition as seamless as possible, there may be a temporary disruption during the maintenance window.

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Canvas Credentials

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Impact now includes Global Search, a powerful new feature designed to help Impact Admins quickly locate and access relevant information across the application. No more digging through menus—just type, search, and go! 

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Impact

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We recently hosted a Customer Discovery Session with R1 institutions at our Salt Lake City HQ, gathering valuable feedback on the Canvas LMS roadmap, assessment tools, and upcoming features like STEM item types and Differentiation Tags. This blog hig...

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Canvas LMS

New Quizzes

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Smarter course suggestions, powered by real data. The new Recommendations Engine in Canvas Catalog helps learners discover frequently bought together courses, right when they’re making enrollment decisions.

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Canvas Catalog

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