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Committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service, San Diego State University was one of the first institutions to implement Intelligent Insights by Instructure, an AI-driven tool for Canvas Admins that turns raw data into actionable insights to enhance teaching and learning outcomes. As a university that serves…
As one of the first institutions to adopt Intelligent Insights by Instructure, Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) was excited to test the capabilities of the premium analytics offering for Canvas Admins and share their perspective at InstructureCon 2024. Read on to explore their perspective on several key…
Bifröst University is Iceland’s only fully online higher education institution. In 2024, this already pioneering institution widened its appeal even further, by becoming publicly funded and thereby reducing its annual costs to roughly $600 USD per student. This policy shift, coupled with the university’s flexible learning…
Can you use the new Ask Your Data to pull rubric data across courses/programs into a spreadsheet? If so can it include the rubric scores and comments as well? For example, could I use this as a prompt "Pull all of the rubric data including scores and comments for all students in the COM Studies Major for the Spring 2024…
Hello, I was wondering how Intelligent Insights determines if a course meets criteria for course readiness? For example, if an admin turns on Syllabus as Content Criteria, how does Intelligent Insights know that the criteria has been met? Would a teacher need to have added some content to the Syllabus page, and if they…
What kinds of key criteria can I set to determine if courses are ready or not ready?
What kinds of key criteria can I set to determine if students are in need of attention?
When I checked my institutions "Feature Options" area, I do not see any of the Intelligent Insight tools. Additionally, when I check the Analytics Hub home page for my account, I see that there's this image: I take it that the Intelligent Insights tools are not being included for my institutions Canvas account? We would…
I have a Principal that would like to see the number of failing students within each course. He just needs the total number for each course and not the individual students. My queries are returning the number of students in each course that have a grade below 60% for current_grade on the scores table for any course. I have…
Our Intelligent Insights indicates there are 18 LTI tools installed, but I'm not sure if this is accurate. Some tools I know of aren't shown in the list. What could be causing this discrepancy?
How do I use Intelligent Insights to create a list of students who have no activity in their courses but are still active students in the course? I have tried the following statements: provide a list of students registered in Fall 2024 who have no activity in Canvas -- This query provides all students with no activity,…
Hi everyone, we're looking for participants for brief (~25m) one-on-one feedback sessions focused on the LTI Usage Data component of the product. If you have used this tool or would like to share your feedback, we'd love to hear from you! Please use the below link to book a time that suits you. Book a time here! Note: As…
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This week, I had the honor of sharing all of our highly anticipated new features with my friend and colleague, Zach Pendleton (@zachp) via our first-ever New & Next Showcase. Over one thousand educators, administrators, and edtech leaders joined us for a look into the evolution of the New & Next product update series that…
On January 17, 2026, the Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader will officially enter General Availability (GA). At that time, the feature option will default to ON for all institutions, while still allowing admins to opt out if they need more time to prepare. Full enforcement will follow in July 2026. These…
We’re excited to announce a powerful new compliance feature coming to Intelligent Insights for all our Higher Education (HE) customers in the United States: The Title IV Financial Aid report! This report will be released on December 12th, ensuring your administration teams have it available to start using for the upcoming…
We’re excited to introduce Surveys as a new quiz type for New Quizzes, designed to help educators more easily gather feedback, gauge understanding, or foster open reflection from their students. Surveys can be configured to collect anonymous or non-anonymous feedback, and graded or ungraded, offering flexibility to meet…
Your learners' journeys do not stop at enrollment. Often, the most important data comes after a course has begun: license numbers, phone updates, mailing addresses. Until now, updating that information wasn’t possible in Canvas Catalog. With our new API-only, Post-Registration UDF Editing, Catalog makes it easy to keep…
As we shared in October, the Portfolio tool will be generally available in Canvas this month! We understand that some institutions may want to opt out ahead of the GA release to avoid having the feature be on by default. To support this, we’ve prepared a self-serve option that allows your team to maintain full control over…
Dear Parchment Digital Badges Community, Every term, instructors work hard to guide learners toward their goals, helping them earn badges, complete pathways, and celebrate progress.. Until now, giving instructors access to see that progress inside Canvas also meant giving them full control, including the ability to manage…
We’re pleased to announce a new partnership between Instructure and Flywire, bringing global tuition payment capabilities directly into Canvas Catalog. This integration is now live and allows institutions to support international programs with secure, localized, and compliant payment infrastructure. Why Flywire? Flywire is…
We’re excited to announce the release of DAP CLI 2.1.0, bringing smarter performance handling, improved stability, and even emoji support 🎉. As part of our ongoing commitment to improving the Data Access Platform (DAP) experience, this update makes the CLI more resilient, reliable, and user-friendly — especially for…
Earlier this month, we announced the infrastructure upgrade powering the Canvas Data 2 (CD2) / DAP Query API, to Snowflake. We’re excited to share that this transition is progressing as planned and brings significant improvements in data fidelity, scalability, and performance. As we have finalized the migration plan for…
Join us for LearnPlatform’s Virtual Office 1/2 Hour to review best practices to keep your EdTech library clean, accurate, and compliant. With new product requests slowing down, now is the ideal time to be proactive and focus on your existing ecosystem. We'll show you how to move past manual, year-end updates by leveraging…
Join Peerceptiv + Canvas for a live session on how peer learning supports the development of human-centered skills in the age of AI. See how Peerceptiv’s integration streamlines Peer Review, Peer Assessment, Group Formation, and Team Member Evaluation—all within Canvas. Featuring DeAnna Schlebach from Texas A&M University,…
Celebrate the year’s biggest moments and what’s next for 2026 Join us for a special New & Next edition as we celebrate this year’s biggest moments, reflect on what we’ve achieved, and look ahead to what’s coming in 2026. We’ll spotlight the ideas and innovations that have defined 2025, from the launch of Canvas Portfolio…
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…
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,…
We’re excited to welcome you into the newly refreshed Instructure Community, powered by Higher Logic Vanilla! In this live session, we’ll give you a guided tour of the Community, highlighting key features, showcasing some delightful updates, and sharing tips to help you feel right at home. You’ll discover where to find…
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…
The keynotes and sessions in Spokane may be over, but the conversation is just getting started. Join us for the InstructureCon25 Encore Series—a book club for the Instructure Community that brings the voices of featured speakers into your everyday learning. One book at a time, we’ll read, reflect, and keep the…