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Winter weather woes can be cumbersome in the education world. Cancellations and delays mean reworked lesson plans (multiple times), adjusted schedules, and a multitude of other headaches. The advent of eLearning Days alleviated some of the stress caused by canceled classes, and we have the option of asynchronous days.…
As Xander Moffatt recently shared in Improving Canvas Infrastructure with a Content Delivery Network (CDN), we are putting AWS CloudFront in front of Canvas in order to improve speed and reliability. During continued testing, we discovered an additional change that affects API response headers, and we want to make sure…
At Instructure, trust is foundational to how we partner with institutions. Even when issues affect only a small portion of our community, we believe it’s important to communicate openly and responsibly. Transparency is essential to maintaining confidence in the systems educators rely on every day. What Happened A…
In a previous entry to this series, we introduced you to the Canvas Course Spotlight program, which offers Cornell students the chance to highlight and recognize design elements of Canvas courses that have positively impacted their learning experience. We also discussed the general patterns among the recognitions we…
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 was delayed in the production environment. The new go-live date is February 21. Release notes 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…