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Issue Description I am experiencing a critical gap in tracking excused absences for students with legitimate health reasons (e.g., fever, cough, mental health needs). Current Canvas roll call options only allow Present, Late, or Absent, with no way to flag excused absences without manual tracking. This causes: * Data loss:…
One of the largest measures of the student experience in the US comes from The National Survey of Student Engagement or NSSE. Each year, NSSE collects information from first-year and senior students about the characteristics and quality of their undergraduate experience. Students’ sense of belonging is one of the many…
Drumroll please...The Impact winners for 2020! We hope that their efforts will inspire you to take your LMS usage to the next level too. Best Newcomer: George Brown College We have had so many customers join us this past year, making this an especially tough category! The winner we selected has been so invested since Day…
We asked a few of our customers who use campaign messages extensively what qualities make for effective messaging. From their responses, we offer five best practices for getting end-users to engage with your custom messaging. * Be Selective with Messaging While messaging can be a great tool to get information across, too…
Applicable Learning Management System(s): Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L Campaign Description: A campaign to remind students of academic support services available as students approach midterms and end-of-term assessments and to remind and instructors of assessment tools and support available Submitted by (and on behalf…
Messages for Students Welcome Back to Campus This campaign is designed to help students and faculty transition back to on-campus learning by providing updated policies and procedures. View Campaign Promoting Virtual Academic Services Students may not realize the support services they rely on when on-campus and still…
Regardless of location, size, or funding, one commonality between all institutions is the need to promote inclusion and diversity in the campus community. The concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have long been on the agenda for higher education (Nunes, 2021). As we navigate back to in-person learning, the…
At the end of their Spring 2021 semester, The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton decided to make the transition from Blackboard Learn to Blackboard with Ultra Base Navigation (UBN). To ensure seamless integration, UACCM opted to use Impact to help with their transition. LMS migration at Impact is guided…
https://productmarketing.instructuremedia.com/embed/ee9dc78e-236f-4563-9812-7652092a2ab0 Today, we’re excited to announce the first phase of the IgniteAI Agent release. This release marks an important step toward making AI a trusted, in-context assistant inside Canvas, grounded in real workflows and designed with…
Meet Canvas Career: Skills-aligned learning that scales, proves impact, and earns trust Learning has never been more accessible. AI-assisted content and low-cost options are everywhere, which means even high-quality programs start to look interchangeable. Learners expect learning to be quick, easy to complete, relevant,…
The start of a new semester always brings a mix of excitement and pressure to both educators and learners. Whether you teach fourth grade or a fourth-year seminar, the first few weeks matter. They shape engagement, trust, and the pace for everything that follows. Setting students up for success requires early and frequent…
Hi everyone, I’m Olivia, and I’m excited to officially introduce myself as the Product Manager for IgniteAI Agent. Before joining Instructure, I spent several years as a PM at Microsoft, where I worked on bringing the power of AI into Excel for millions of users. My career has always lived at the intersection of complex…
More control over grading and feedback is here! Rubric scores and comments can be released separately or together to give you full control over the timing of both feedback and grades. Try it out in Beta now or in Production. Why we built this Feedback is one of the most powerful tools for student learning, but timing…
As 2025 comes to a close, the Canvas Catalog team at Instructure is proud to reflect on a year of product enhancements that support the unique challenges of managing and scaling non-degree offerings. Whether institutions are running continuing education, workforce training, certificate programs, or lifelong learning…
5 To-Do List Improvements That Make Studying Easier Managing workload on a phone shouldn’t require three apps and a mental spreadsheet. For millions of students, the Canvas mobile To-Do list is the first place they check to understand their day. In fact, it’s the most-visited screen in the entire app, opened almost 200…
Callout: This blog post is part of the Mastery Connect Feature Spotlight series, where we highlight enhancements and updates designed to make your experience simpler and more powerful. In every classroom, teaching and assessment go hand in hand. Educators know that frequent, formative checks for understanding are essential…
Dear Parchment Digital Badges Community! As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to pause, reflect, and say something we don’t say often enough: thank you. Thank you for choosing us as your credentialing partner. Thank you for sharing your feedback, your struggles, and your vision. Also in the power of credentials…
Every institution has its own language, policies, and ways of working — and now IgniteAI Ask Your Data in Intelligent Insights can speak yours. The new Context Library feature is designed to make AI-generated insights more accurate, relevant, and aligned with your institution’s unique environment. Earlier this year, we…