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Release Timing: Available December 13, 2025 Regional Availability: Globally Supported Customer Type: All Canvas customers Available with: Canvas Key Takeaway: IgniteAI Question Authoring for Quizzes makes it faster for educators to create high-quality, standards-aligned multiple-choice questions in New Quizzes. Assessment…
Release Timing: Generally Available (GA) on February 21, 2026 as a Feature Option and enabled-by-default. Can be disabled by account admin. Regional Availability: Globally Supported Customer Type: All Customers Available with: Canvas Key Takeaway: The Course Accessibility Checker is a course-level tool that enables…
Release Timing: Generally Available on January 17 as Feature Option and enabled-by-default, but can be disabled by account admin. Regional Availability: Globally Supported Customer Type: All customers Available with: Canvas Key Takeaway: Performance and usability upgrades for SpeedGrader allows for a faster and more…
***This feature is currently delayed in the production environment. Stay tuned for an updated go-live date. What is this update about? This update enables more centralized control in Canvas Apps, streamlining app deployment and management- saving time and improving visibility into where apps are available. This update…
Release Timing: Available on November 15, 2025. Disabled by default. Regional Availability: Globally Supported Customer Type: All customers Available with: Canvas Key Takeaway: IgniteAI Insights for Discussions provides educator insights on whether students’ replies were relevant to the topic. Discussion insights are shown…
Release Timing: Available November 15, 2025. Disabled by default. Regional Availability: Globally Supported Customer Type: All Customers Available with: Canvas Key Takeaway: IgniteAI Generator for Rubrics helps educators quickly generate a customizable starting point for rubrics. By suggesting initial criteria and…
Release Timing: Available on November 15, 2025. Disabled by default. Regional Availability: Globally Supported Customer Type: All Customers Available with: Canvas Key Takeaway: IgniteAI Translations allow educators and students to leverage real-time, context-sensitive translations of content across several languages. AI…
Rolling out a new system is only the beginning. The Adoption Corner explores the intentional strategies that help institutions move beyond implementation and toward sustained, meaningful adoption - using the same consultant lens Instructure teams apply when partnering with institutions around the world. As the new year…
Hi everyone, Over the past few years, I’ve spent a lot of time working inside Canvas - designing assessments, revising them, re-using them across courses, and trying to keep everything coherent as programs evolve. One thing became increasingly clear: the challenge isn’t writing good questions. It’s managing them. Between…
Behind the engineering feature teams that work to make Canvas better is the production engineering team, who are dedicated to "keeping the lights on" and delivering excellent and reliable infrastructure. This team is constantly looking for ways to improve Canvas and help you have a better experience. As we continue to…
Rolling out a new system is just the beginning. The Adoption Corner explores the small, intentional strategies that help institutions move beyond implementation and toward sustained, meaningful adoption. Each post connects day-to-day practices to long-term success using the Instructure Adoption Success Model. What’s…