June 2026 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
User Feedback on Translation Accuracy
When the IgniteAI Translations for Discussions & Announcements is enabled, users can give feedback on the accuracy of the translations. This feedback helps to improve the accuracy and usefulness of AI-generated translations over time. For more details, see this guide.
Navigation Links in Account, Course, and User Menus
Admins can add links to the account, course and user navigation menus, and instructors can add links to the course navigation menu. This makes it easier to highlight key resources and improves access to important destinations. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors and Students
Peer Review Enhancements
When the Peer Review Allocation and Grading and other required feature options in the table are enabled, Peer Review includes an updated Allocation Engine and support for independent due dates and point values. For more details, see this guide.
Admin
Edit LTI configuration in JSON
In Canvas Apps, admins can edit an LTI configuration directly using a JSON format. This makes it easier to review, update, and manage advanced configuration settings. For more details, see this guide.
May 2026 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Admin
Manage App Registration
Admins can turn app registration locked or unlocked directly from the tool details header in the Apps page.
- Unlocked: Users with the client ID can deploy the app anywhere they have permission. Apps deployed at the course level continue to copy during course copy
- Locked (current behavior): Users with the client ID for this app can only deploy it via Canvas Apps in the root account. Apps deployed at the course level do not copy with course copy.
For more details, see this guide.
Login Page Custom Text
In Themes, admins can add custom text to display on the Login, Discovery, and Registration pages. This helps ensure users receive clear, relevant guidance and branding information when accessing or registering in the system. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors
Portfolio Guided Reflection Prompts
Guided prompts are available which allow educators to add customizable prompts to manually created evidence requirements within Evaluation Portfolios. This helps learners provide more structured and meaningful reflections while ensuring documentation is consistent across submissions. For more details, see this guide.
All Users
IgniteAI Study Tools
When account level and course level feature options are enabled, students can access up to three IgniteAI study tools with files and pages. These include Summarize, Quiz Me, and Flashcards. Instructors can enable any combination of these tools in Course Settings when the IgniteAI Study Tools feature option is enabled at the account level. For more details, see this guide.
Portfolio Video and Image Support
Users can upload video files as standalone portfolio artifacts and use the Rich Content Editor (RCE) to embed videos and images within portfolio entries. For more details, see this guide.
Portfolio Enhanced Linked Evidence Labeling
Users can add a custom name to linked evidence. This allows users to improve clarity and organization within portfolios by providing meaningful context and improving the overall portfolio structure. For more details, see this guide.
Portfolio Updated Evidence and Requirement Trays
In the Create New Evidence and Create new Requirement trays, users can change the project type without losing content. This allows users to experiment with different project types without losing their work, which reduces the risk of data loss and saves time for users. For more details, see this guide.
April 2026 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Students
Customizable Dashboard
When the Customizable Dashboard for Learners feature is enabled, students can use a personalized dashboard with widgets to track their progress. Features include Recent Grades & Feedback, Centralized Coursework, Updated To-Do List, and more. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors
IgniteAI Grading Assistance for SpeedGrader
Instructors can use an AI-assisted grading tool to generate scores and feedback suggestions for written assignments based on the associated rubric. To use this feature fully, the Enhanced Rubrics and Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader feature options must also be enabled. For more details, see this guide.
Administrators
AWS CloudFront Transition
Canvas updated its platform infrastructure to use AWS CloudFront (CDN). This update is fully behind the scenes with no changes to the Canvas interface or workflows, and no action is required for users. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors and Administrators
Enhanced Accessibility Reporting
Enhancements to the video experience in Canvas include Automated Captioning and Interactive Transcripts, along with improvements to media playback and caption management. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors and Students
Rich Content Editor
An account-level accessibility dashboard is available in the account navigation. The course-level accessibility report includes additional features such as a close remediation option and inclusion of Announcements, Syllabi, and Discussions. For more details, see this guide.
Publish Portfolio Modal Update and Enrollment Sync Improvements
The Publish portfolio modal text is updated. Additionally, Evaluation Portfolios automatically sync with Canvas course enrollments, keeping learner access accurate and reducing manual management. For more details, see this guide.
March 2026 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
IgniteAI Image Alt Text Generation in Course Accessibility Checker
AI-powered remediations in the Accessibility Checker support fixing missing image alt text when the IgniteAI Accessibility Remediation for Courses feature option is enabled at the root account level. For more details, see this guide.
Survey Results Visibility
In New Quizzes Survey Reports, instructors can click the response count to view a list of students who selected a specific answer. For anonymous surveys, student identities are masked as Student 1, Student 2, and so on to ensure privacy. For more details, see this guide.
Export Survey Results
Instructors can export survey responses to a CSV file. The file includes respondent name for non-anonymous surveys, submission timestamp, question text, and all answers for every question type. For more details, see this guide.
February 2026 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Admin and Instructors
Document Processing App
Instructors can add document processing tools to file upload or text entry assignments. Student submissions are sent to the tool for analysis such as originality or writing review. Reports are available to instructors in SpeedGrader and to students on the Assignments or Grades page. For more details, see this guide.
Admin
Canvas Apps
Root account admins can manage tool availability from a single location within the root account. This includes the ability to grant access to specific sub-accounts or contexts and to make the tool available everywhere except specific contexts. For more details, see this guide.
Sub-Account Apps and Monitor Access
Sub-account Canvas admins can access the Apps page and Monitor tab to view data for their sub-accounts without needing Root Account admin permissions. For more details, see this guide.
January 2026 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
New Quizzes
The New Quizzes experience is moved out of its isolation layer (iframe) to run natively within the main Canvas page. This update is planned to be made available in the production environment in February to allow partners additional time for testing and adoption, and will be announced in a future release. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors
SpeedGrader
The Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader feature is no longer in feature preview, and the feature option is enabled by default for all institutions. This feature provides foundational improvements to SpeedGrader's backend, delivering faster load times and enhanced stability. For more details, see this guide.
Admin
Canvas Apps
Root account admins can manage LTI 1.3 tool availability from a single location within the root account. For more details, see this guide.
December 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
IgniteAI Search Feature Preview is Concluded
The IgniteAI search for courses is no longer in feature preview and is now available as a feature option for all institutions. This feature uses advanced AI and semantic algorithms to query items within Canvas courses. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors
Gradebook Scheduled Feedback
Instructors can manage the visibility of grades and feedback for individual assignments. Scores and comments are released together by default but can be scheduled to release separately. For more details, see this guide.
New Quizzes Survey Support
New Quizzes now supports survey-type quizzes, which allows instructors to collect anonymous or non-anonymous feedback. There are graded or ungraded options, and instructors can view survey data in the Reports tab. For more details, see this guide.
November 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
Canvas Portfolio Feature Preview Concluded
The Canvas Portfolio is no longer in feature preview and is now enabled for all users in the User Navigation menu. This includes Showcase Portfolios and Evaluation Portfolios. For more details, see this guide.
October 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
Differentiation Tags Feature Option Removed
The differentiation tags feature option has been removed for all users. This allows instructors to assign different content to different sets of students based on accommodations, learning needs, or interests; these tags are not visible to students. For more details, see this guide.
September 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Admin
Self-Serve User Data Export
On the Account-level People page, Root-account admins can export a human-readable Data Subject Request (DSR) report for a single user following General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines. For more details, see this guide.
August 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
Smart Search Update
The Smart Search Results page has an updated interface with IgniteAI branding and a Filter option. For more details, see this guide.
July 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
Discussions Update
Instructors can manage discussions by enabling or disabling threaded replies in bulk. Individual discussion settings can be adjusted manually. For more details, see this guide.
All Users
Files Update
The Files page is redesigned, including the folder tree view being removed. Files can now be sorted and bulk edited or downloaded, making the workflow more intuitive and streamlined. For more details, see this guide.
Dyslexia Friendly Font Update
The Use Dyslexia Friendly Font feature can be enabled in Settings, causing the Canvas interface and Rich Content Editor to use the OpenDyslexic font by default. For more details, see this guide.
June 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors and Administrators
Instructure Net Promoter Score (NPS) Survey Update
The NPS survey used to collect user feedback about Canvas has been redesigned and relocated to a widget on the dashboard. Additionally, 100% of eligible users (anyone who has an instructor or admin role) can fill the survey out once per year. For more details, see this guide.
Administrators
Canvas Apps Updates
The Canvas Apps page is now available in the Course Navigation Menu, so subaccount admins can easily find and install new tools for Canvas. For more details, see this guide.
The Canvas Apps page now includes a Monitor tab to allow subaccount admins to understand which LTI apps are being used, how frequently, and by whom. For more details, see this guide.
May 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
New Quizzes Updates
Sections can be added to quizzes that are not quiz questions. These can include instructions or other information to guide the student, and are added in the form of a text block. For more details, see this guide.
Gradebook Update
When an assignment in Gradebook is marked as Started or In Progress, the Needs Grading icon will no longer be triggered. For more details, see this guide.
All Users
Discussions Update
Each reply in Discussions will have its own copyable permalink, which allows users to share a link to a specific reply. For more details, see this guide.
April 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
Media Player Update
The media player is improved with greater accessibility, enhanced streaming, and more privacy features. This includes an increased default embed size, keyboard shortcuts, and greater alignment with Canvas design. For more details, see this guide.
March 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
Copy Course Update
The Copy Course page has been updated to the latest version of InstUI, Instructure’s universal design language. For more details, see this guide.
Import Content Update
The Import Content Update page has been updated to the latest version of InstUI, Instructure’s universal design language. For more details, see this guide.
All Users
Discussions Update
Instructors can configure the default view settings in a discussion, including thread expansion/collapse and sorting options for students. The Sorting section has also been redesigned. For more details, see this guide.
February 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors and Administrators
Grading Update
Subaccount admins can set a default grading scheme for the account(s) they manage on the Account Level Grading page. This can ensure consistency across all courses in a subaccount. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors
New Quizzes Update
Instructors can transfer content from Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes without using the quiz migration tool. For more details, see this guide.
January 2025 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Administrators
Developer Keys Update
Subaccount admins can allow third-party tools to register for notifications when configuring an LTI key. This helps tools stay up-to-date without a need for manual updates. For more details, see this guide.
No Updates for December 2025 Release Summary
November 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Administrators
Authentication Update
The OpenID Connect RP Initiated Logout Parameters feature option is enforced for all Canvas institutions and the feature option is removed For more details, see this guide.
October 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
On-Demand Training Portal Update
The On-Demand Training Portal is now available directly through Canvas for users in EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa) and APAC (Asia/Pacific) regions. For more details, see this guide.
Administrators
Legacy Analytics Update
The legacy Analytics link is removed at the Account level. This reduces the number of places a subaccount admin must check for analytics. For more details, see this guide.
September 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Administrators
New Quizzes Update
New Quizzes endpoints are available in token scopes for subaccount admin when adding an API key. For more details, see this guide.
August 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors and Students
Lucid Update
A Lucid Integration link is available in Course Navigation if it is enabled by the institution, making the Lucid tools more accessible to students and instructors. For more details, see this guide.
July 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors and Students
Discussions Update
Instructors can assign ungraded discussions to students or sections. Students can still create discussions that are visible only to their group members. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors
Modules Update
Instructors can assign students to a module or to individual module items from the Modules page. The Add Module and Edit Module pages have been redesigned as trays. For more details, see this guide.
Pages Update
Instructors can assign specific pages to students and set availability dates. They can also assign pages to Mastery Paths. For more details, see this guide.
All Users
Message Updates
Users have the option to configure a signature when composing a message if the Enable Inbox Signature Block is enabled. Subaccount administrators can disable this option for students. For more details, see this guide.
Users have the option to set an auto-response to messages if the Enable Inbox Auto Response is enabled. This is disabled by default, and subaccount administrators can disable it for students. For more details, see this guide.
Administrators
Analytics Hub Update
An Analytics Hub link is available in Account Navigation. This consolidates all data and analytics information on one page. For more details, see this guide.
Intelligent Insights Update
This is a new product from Instructure that provides AI-assisted analytics. It provides insights on Course Readiness, Students in Need of Attention, Ask Your Data, and LTI Usage. This is a paid add-on; contact your Customer Service Manager for more information. For more details, see this guide.
June 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
SpeedGrader Update
The Studio media recorder is introduced for screen capture and captioning in SpeedGrader. This improves accessibility and increases the effectiveness of instructor feedback. For more details, see this guide.
Assignments Update
The LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page is enforced for all institutions and the feature option is removed. This feature option allows LTI 1.3 tools to display a deep linking workflow on the Assignment edit page. For more details, see this guide.
Administrators
Item Bank Update
Subaccount admins can set Item Banks to be shared by a user to subaccounts they are an administrator or a member of. For more details, see this guide.
Developer Keys Update
In the Developer Keys edit page, the submission_type_selection placement is removed for users. The submission_type_selection placement is only available for Instructure approved LTI tools. For more details, see this guide.
May 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
Gradebook Updates
Instructors can now access the Message Students Who option in the Total column in the Gradebook. Instructors can message students with a total grade that is higher or lower than a specific grade. For more details, see this guide.
The Message Students Who feature is enhanced to allow instructors to message students who have submitted an assignment. Options include messaging all students who have submitted on time, students with graded on time assignments, and students with ungraded on time assignments. For more details, see this guide.
The Message Students Who feature is updated to include a checkbox allowing instructors to exclude excused students from the message. For more details, see this guide.
All Users
Discussions & Announcements Redesign
Discussions and Announcements have been updated with a new design. This update includes a new UI for both Announcements and Discussions as well as several new Discussion features, without losing any of the existing functionality. For more details, along with a video demonstration, see this guide.
April 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
New Quizzes Item Analysis Report Updates
The Quiz and Item Analysis report will be updated to include the following data:
- Score distribution chart for Essay and File Upload question types
- Frequency summary and distribution for Numeric-Answer question types
For more details, see this guide.
New Quizzes Moderation Page Update
The Moderate page will be updated to allow instructors to switch between percentages and raw points in the score display column. For more details, see this guide.
March 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
Multi-Select Gradebook Filters
In the Gradebook, instructors can choose multiple filter options for each filter type. This update streamlines the process of managing filter selections, offering increased customization options, and facilitating faster filter navigation. A video of this feature and additional details can be found here.
February 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
New Quizzes Quiz and Item Analysis CSV download
In New Quizzes, the CSV format of the Quiz and Item Analysis report can be downloaded, encompassing all metrics and Answer Frequency Summary tables accessible through the User Interface. This functionality allows instructors to easily download data via CSV for a comprehensive look at quiz effectiveness. This provides the data as needed to create custom reports and support learning outcomes. A video of this feature and additional details can be found here.
January 2024 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
New Quizzes Answer Frequency Summary for Additional Question Types
In the Item Analysis Report, the Answer Frequency Summary charts display the total number of correct responses, incorrect responses, and no responses for the following question types:
- Categorization
- Matching
- Ordering
- Hot Spot
- Formula
This update provides additional question types for instructors to evaluate student responses and patterns in order to provide appropriate intervention. For more details, see this guide.
Students
Submitted Date in Grades Page
In the Grades page, a submitted column displays the date an assignment is submitted. If an assignment allows multiple attempts, the column only displays the most recent submission date. For more details, see this guide.
November 2023 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
New Quizzes Anonymous Grading
In New Quizzes, instructors can enable Anonymous Grading. When creating or editing a New Quiz and the Anonymous Grading feature option is enabled, instructors can select the Anonymous Grading checkbox.
Note: Once enabled, Anonymous Grading cannot be disabled for a New Quiz.
For more details, see this guide.
October 2023 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
Recurring Events in the Calendar
In the Canvas Calendar, users can now create and edit recurring events.
A video of this feature can be found here. For more details, see this guide.
September 2023 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
New Quizzes Build Upon Prior Attempt
The Build on last attempt setting makes it possible for students to take additional attempts on a quiz, only re-attempting those questions they answered incorrectly. This feature can help to improve student outcomes and performance.
A video of this feature can be found here. For more details, see this guide.
August 2023 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
Grading Schema
The new Grading Schema is now available in Canvas.
A grading scheme is a set of criteria that measures varying levels of achievement in a course. Account-level grading schemes are grading schemes that can be defined at the account or sub-account level for the entire institution. Grading schemes are built based on percentage ranges, and each percentage range is assigned a name value. You can create any type of grading scheme by editing the name and percentage range for each item.
For additional detail see this guide.
June 2023 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
New Quizzes
The Rich Content Editor is now available in New Quizzes.
This update provides instructors the ability to:
- Utilize the accessibility checker on questions and instructions,
- Add media recordings within New Quizzes, and
- Change the view between the HTML editor and classic view for advanced users.
Users can also access a math editor. Additionally, this update provides students with the ability to record audio and video within the RCE of a New Quiz. For more details, see this guide.
External tools can now be used within New Quizzes. Tools such as MiVideo can be used to provide additional content within New Quizzes. For more details, see this guide.
Instructors
Modules
Instructors can now publish or unpublish modules in bulk. Instructors have the option to publish all modules and items, publish all modules only, or unpublish all modules and items. Additionally, the publish icon on individual modules is updated to include a Module status menu. This menu includes the options to publish module and all items, publish module only or unpublish module and all items for individual modules.
New Quizzes
Instructors can now create zero point quizzes in Canvas and select an option to not display a column in the gradebook or student’s grades view. This allows instructors to remove unwanted content in the gradebook and prevent confusion for students related to zero-point practice quizzes. For more details, see this guide.
Rubrics
Instructors can now easily add rubrics to assignments using external tools. After creating an assignment using an external tool, the Add Rubric button is now available. For more details, see this guide.
February 2023 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
Rich Content Editor (RCE)
The Rich Content Editor (RCE) now supports pasting and the drag and drop of content. Users can copy and paste an image from a browser or photo viewing app in the RCE. Also, users can copy an image, audio, or video file from a file system directory viewer, such as the macOS Finder or Windows File Explorer and paste it in the RCE. Additionally, users can drag a file from the local file system and drop it in the RCE.
When dragging and dropping an image from the web, an HTML IMG tag referencing the file at its location on the web is inserted into the RCE. This may or may not display the image for other users depending on the public visibility of the source image.
For additional information related to this feature, see this article: RCE Drag and Drop.
December 2022 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
All Users
Rich Content Editor
Within the Rich Content Editor (RCE), Canvas now provides a detailed word count when clicking on the Word Counter in the lower right corner of the RCE status bar. Previously the detailed word count was only available via the Tools link in the RCE tool bar. For more details on the detailed word count feature, see this guide.
Students
Grades
Students can easily access instructor feedback within Grades. When a new comment is added to a rubric, an indicator (blue dot) displays on the rubric button. When a new comment is added to an assignment, an indicator and the number of comments displays on the feedback button. Students can click the rubric and feedback buttons and quickly access the feedback from within Grades. For more information, see this video.
November 2022 Release Summary
The following is a highlight of recent feature releases and updates in Canvas that may be of interest to Canvas users. For a complete summary of all the updates to Canvas, see the Canvas Release Notes organized by date. You can also see release notes in the Canvas Help menu located on the global navigation bar in the lower left side.
Instructors
Canvas Gradebook
You can now easily apply a score to ungraded assignments in bulk. This can save a lot of time if you have many students who have ungraded submissions because they did not make a submission attempt. For more details on using the Apply Score to Ungraded Submissions feature in the gradebook, see this video.