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Hi, I have a lot of problems with students attaching files to comments on assignments (or in speedgrader?) in order to avoid deadlines and to get around the file type restrictions on the assignments themselves. It is very problematic, is not just a small handful of students. I can see that some classes are designed in a…
Hello, Our faculty are getting ready to receive their spring course shells. In the past, we have instructed them to do "all content" course copies. This has resulted in faculty having hundreds and sometimes thousands of files that they're not using (old material, duplicates, unused content). We have TidyUP and have advised…
Knowing that a feature has been used isn't the same as knowing it was useful. Impact by Instructure now gives every Impact admin a clearer view of how educators and students use Canvas, Mastery, and Parchment Digital Badges. You'll also see whether your guides have been effective in supporting users and driving action and…
I'm working with a faculty member who is creating a writing quiz that asks students to respond to questions from 3 different banks (one pulling easy questions, one pulling hard/rewrite questions, and one pulling from an AI bank). There is some kind of glitch happening whereby students are getting duplicate questions from…
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in the title of this document. New to deploy notes? Visit Understanding Release…
I apologize if this question has been asked a thousand times, but as I was reading and commenting on papers yesterday, the rubric I created and posted suddenly disappeared from view, and now they're no longer visible for any assignment in any of my courses. Does anyone know how this happened and how I can fix it? I've…
I would like to add a teacher to a course that I set up. She has registered as a teacher on Canvas Lite and has been verified. I sent her the course code, but that didn't work for her. I also tried adding her to the course using the email address she used to sign up for Canvas Lite. That doesn't work either. Please let me…
It's frustrating to try and figure out how to replace a single image without having to upload a new one and leaving the original in the same folder. Is there an easy way to figure out what an image has been renamed to in the folder so I can find and replace it?
A student has forgotten their password. They can not log in. They click "forgotten password" but does not recieve a link via email. What can I do as a teacher ? I dont know their password and I can not find anywhere in the guides on what t Lynz do. Thanks
Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to display in beta and/or production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. New to release notes? Visit Understanding Release Notes for a guide on how to read and use this document.…
At our institution, we have quite a few resource shells where faculty members need to be enrolled as students. However, we've uncovered that many of the faculty members have a higher-level admin view of these courses, meaning that they can see content outside of their assigned section, but that they also can't use regular…
We're releasing table-level access control for the Canvas Data 2 (CD2) / DAP Query API to help institutions and partners have more precise control over which data tables can be accessed via the API for greater efficiency, simplicity and governance. From November 9, 2026, a CD2 API key carries an explicit list of the tables…
When higher education leaders evaluate digital badging, two critical questions almost always surface: "How do we scale our operations without overwhelming our team?" and "How do we prove the ROI of these digital credentials to leadership, auditors, and students?" During my time directing digital credentialing initiatives…
I teach middle school, and I am looking for ideas for using Canvas to support students who need extra structure with assignments. I already try to break directions into smaller steps, but I would like to know what other features or routines teachers use to make expectations clearer and help students stay organized. Have…
I teach 8th-grade ELA and Georgia Studies, and I am looking for ways to make Canvas easier for middle school students to navigate. I especially want to make assignments and directions more manageable for students who need information broken into smaller steps. What are your best tips for organizing modules, assignments,…
This discussion was created from comments split from: Instructure Community Weekly Highlights (October 27 - November 2, 2026).
Hello everyone! Thank you for joining us at yesterday's Impact User Group meeting. Here is the link to the slide deck as well as the as the recording: Slides Recording Passcode: 2?=ub*!D Also, here are some quick tips for guides and segments in Impact: To ensure guides don't appear on assessment pages/during assessments,…
It would be helpful to see at least part of an essay submitted by students as I'm making my audio comments. Now, though, the modal box takes up most of the screen real estate in Speed Grader preventing me from quoting from what the student has submitted. Could it be smaller if one is choosing audio comments (rather than…
My iSpring lectures (in HTML5) were imported into the new Canvas Lite. They play well, but the audio (mp3) is intermittent. In trying to correct this behavior, I cannot successfully re-upload these files. How is everyone else uploading these types of lecture videos?
Hello Canvas Community! Does anyone utilize TouchNet as their payment system for Canvas Catalog courses? And if so, does anyone implement a Marketplace uStore? Other than adding tax into the course enrollment fee, does anyone have a working solution between Catalog and TouchNet Marketplace to collect tax for taxable online…
This is incredibly frustrating. I use a rubric with imported outcomes to grade my assignments. Each problem is mapped to an outcome, scored on a scale with 4 tiers (the upper 2 tiers granting mastery). For a few of my students—not all—grading a new assignment deletes their earned mastery on an earlier, unrelated…
Hello, I recently signed up for Canvas Lite teacher account and was prompted for verification. I'm planning on using Canvas Lite to host my Drama Club that I am hosting for my community. I just turned 18 so I'm in the process of getting my license except for that I've lost my Birth Cert so I'm having issues getting that at…
ADA Title II: Addressing accessibility behind the login with ReadSpeaker in Canvas. Date: November 10, 2026 Time: 9:00 AM MT Format: Webinar Speakers: Amineh Olad-Koper, Principal Solutions Engineer, Instructure, and Colleen Sandquist, Strategic Partner Manager, ReadSpeaker Learn how to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA requirements…
A Real Conversation on Competency Visibility Most training programs can track seat time. Very few can prove their graduates are actually competent and job-ready. That gap is costing institutions in quality of patient care, accreditation risk, failed placements, and lost funding. Register now
Join our regular monthly CS Webinar featuring our CS Product Specialist, Jacob, for a focused session on Parchment Digital Badges. Session Topics: What are Digital Badges How they help the learners Awarding badges and whether it can be done live through a QR code Agenda: 5 min: Introductions 20 min: Presentation by CS…
Join us for the 2026 Illinois Canvas Connect event being held at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This one-day immersive event will explore the latest innovations transforming the higher ed landscape in Illinois. Whether you're enhancing the digital classroom with Canvas or modernizing admissions and…
You already know students are using AI. The harder problem is that a finished draft no longer tells you how much of the thinking was theirs, and traditional detection tools get it wrong often enough to put you at risk with the wrong student. Changing the assignment solves more of this than changing a policy. When an…
The Instructure Community Developers Group is gathering to meet some fellow developers of Canvas customizations and external tool integrations. Discuss projects you're working on, success stories of past projects, and things you may be struggling with. Request to join the Instructure Community Developers Google Group to…