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This issue has slowly spread over a few courses today: Students receive an "Access Denied" error when trying to view or download PowerPoint presentations posted by their classmates in Canvas discussions. This issue is occurring across multiple courses and affects all enrolled students trying to access peer uploads.…
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…
The recent overhaul to the "Assign To" interface has introduced severe workflow friction for instructors who manage grading based on hard closing deadlines. Previously, the Assignments Index page provided an immediate, single-glance overview of both Due Dates and Closed (Available Until) dates for every row. This layout…
Whether InstructureCon26 was your first, your fifth, or your tenth, you know that feeling: the sessions end, the badge comes off, and you're already missing the people, the energy, and the ideas that got sparked in Louisville. Good news! You don't have to wait long to start dreaming again. ✨ Next year, we're headed to…
Our university has a group of parent users in Canvas who only have access to a parent orientation course. These accounts were created using the parents’ personal email addresses. Their account information is limited to basic account details such as name, personal email address, and enrollment in the orientation course. No…
When I click on the student dropdown list in Speedgrader, I get a red bar across the top of the screen that says "sorry, something broke." Then, I am unable to view the arrows to navigate to the next student. If I do not click on the dropdown at all, I can use the arrows. But being unable to use the dropdown is very…
For many of us who have used Canvas Free for Teachers for years and don't want to re-create the wheel for the 26-27 school year. Is there a possible option for us to purchase a single-payer option for our classes? My PK–12 school district has chosen a fixed-price, per-pupil learning management system to reduce costs, but…
I'm looking to put together a recap for my team and would love to reference the session recordings and transcripts. When and where will those be available?
I had a FREE teacher account. Today was the first time I had access to my account since May. I did not receive a notice about the window in late May for teachers to export. Now that I was able to log-in, I tried following the directions to export quizzes. When I was finally able to export them after the glitch this…
We're working on improving preferred name visibility in Canvas and have been trying to explore all possibilities for showing preferred names in the roster and/ or gradebook. We understand that according to this help documentation, short name maps to Canvas display name. This documentation and this Canvas community…
Release Timing: Generally Available in June 2026 as a feature option Regional Availability: USA Customer Type: US Higher Education Available with: Intelligent Insights, Canvas Plus and Canvas Next Key Takeaway: Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) Analytics Analytics accesses engagement data from Canvas and uses AI to…
Deploy notes contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place monthly. Unless otherwise stated, all features in this release are available in the Production environment as of 2026-July. Updated Features Ask Your Data Large Language Model (LLM)…
Hi to the community, I understand the two reporting options in Canvas for Outcomes. I need a curriculum overview report to show what outcomes from the institutional menu are being utilized in each individual course. What we have done: Our accrediting body, AACN, has a set of Domains and Competencies that nursing must meet,…
One of the most valuable parts of building Canvas is learning directly from the people who use it every day. Earlier this year, we introduced the Canvas Collaborative Roadmap to create a more transparent, ongoing way for customers to share contributions, vote on roadmap cards, and help shape future investments. In just a…
I would love to be able to leverage the videos available in Canvas Guides as part of my guides in the new Impact platform. Unfortunately the links for Canvas video guides are not in a format accepted by the New Impact editor, which is a shame. The format is not recognized by Instructure's Studio platform either, which is…
We use course pacing to manage due dates, because we run ~20 something courses each quarter and manually setting due dates would be a nightmare. Several courses have two core topics. We want to allow students to choose which of these they will pursue first. Is there any way to configure multiple course paces with different…
A and B are each actually areas of the workshop with a different emphasis. Having the students split between areas makes equipment access easier. How do I allow students to choose between working in area A for the first half of the term, then area B for the second half of the term, or the opposite, while using Course…
It would be super helpful to be able to change the order of questions within an Item Bank in New Quizzes. Sometimes it's necessary to select the specific order of questions, not randomize them. For example, I have some questions that are in a series, such as showing a diagram and asking a few questions about it, but when…
For educators, tracking student progress isn't just about final grades—it's about understanding exactly which skills and standards a student has mastered. That is where the Learning Mastery Gradebook (LMGB) comes in, offering a dedicated view to monitor outcome-based learning. Today, we are excited to announce the general…
Hello, Our K12 district is using Qmlativ as our SIS and sync through API. We will be using cross listing for the first time this year, and we are concerned about what will happen when we introduce a Long Term Sub to a class. We understand this will create a new course for the long term sub. We have questions about the…
I am transitioning a course from Moodle to Canvas and am trying to figure out the best way to handle paired assignment scoring and a "drop lowest" rule. In the course, each lab module consists of two distinct items submitted separately by students: Online Pre-Lab Quiz (10 points) Group Lab Assignment (10 points) In Moodle,…
Hi, I was wondering if there was anything in the pipeline so on Canvas Catalog it could link to an entire sub-catalogue? We are using our Catalog instance to list Professional Development & Compliance courses to colleagues. For some courses, we have multiple listings (huge kudos to the multiple listings connecting to…
Hello, please help me with the digital version of my Business Intelligence and Data Integration badge.
Is it possible to have viewing a page or satisfying the requirements of a module be part of the course pacing?
At Intelvio, we're not just delivering training; we're preparing career-focused learners with workforce-ready skills, and we make sure the platforms behind that training are ready to support them. So when we came across Canvas Career, we knew right away we wanted to try it, test it, and see how it could support our…
Hoping someone can explain for me. We're using pacing to avoid manually dating regular assignments each quarter, but the dates I see are based on when the course was instantiated, while students see dates based on when they were added to the course by [backend software I don't know anything about, presumably]. If I set…
The Canvas Klatch is an online office hour open to all members of the Instructure Community. It started as an office hour for the courses I teach for CVC@ONE: Introduction to Teaching with Canvas Advanced Techniques with Canvas Online Teaching and Design Equity & Culturally Responsive Online Teaching Humanizing Online…
Whether you’re new to Canvas or looking to expand your skills, each Klatch session offers a welcoming space to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from one another. As a K12 Canvas Admin and Technology Instructional Specialist, I am passionate about helping teachers simplify their workflow, make the most of their time,…
This session is intended for LearnPlatform Administers only: Description: The start of the school year is the perfect time to ensure your staff is set up for success with LearnPlatform. Join us for this critical session on Beginning of the Year (BOY) considerations, with a special focus on streamlining your staff rollout.…
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…