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Admin Survey: Theme Editor Accessibility Updates
The problem we’re solving Canvas is currently preparing to develop updates to the Theme Editor to enhance accessibility. To ensure custom themes align with Canvas design standards, we are seeking input from Canvas Admins to guide this development. What can you expect? Stage: Experimentation During the Experimentation…
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Institutional Tagging
Related roadmap opportunity Institutional Tags The problem we’re solving We know that grouping, managing, and analyzing your people and learning across the institution can be tedious. We're developing standardized, account-level tags for users that work across your institution and feed reports, aiming to reduce your manual…
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Restricting Requests to a Specific Group
Related roadmap opportunity: Coming soon! The problem we're solving: We know that sometimes new product requests should be limited to a smaller group of people, whether building principals or Content Specialists — otherwise you may end up sorting through many requests that should not have been submitted. We've developed a…
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Block Content Editor
Related roadmap opportunity Modern Block Content Editor The problem we’re solving We know that managing course content creation can be tedious because building polished, structured pages falls on instructors who are already stretched thin with teaching and grading. We've developed a new way to create course content in…
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Portfolium ePortfolios import to new Canvas Portfolio
Related roadmap opportunity To be announced! Legacy Portfolium users hold years of work inside a platform they know. This experiment validates a seamless import flow that brings their existing Portfolium ePortfolio content into the new Canvas Portfolio tool — so nothing gets left behind when they make the switch. Stage:…
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Regular and Substantive Interaction Insights (part of Intelligent Insights)
Related roadmap opportunity Regular and Substantive Interaction Insights The problem we’re solving For US Higher Education institutions that rely on federal financial aid, proving Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) is critical. By combining Canvas engagement data with AI analysis, this new report within Intelligent…
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Curate Collections of Content
Related roadmap opportunity Collaborative Roadmap Link The problem we’re solving The core problem is that historical LMS's are built around courses as the fundamental unit - which meant content had to live inside a formal course structure, admins had to manually manage enrollment, and learners had little ability to explore…
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Show us how you create and manage assessments
The problem we're solving We know that building, reusing, and managing assessments can take significant time and effort. We're researching how you actually work today - whether you're creating assessments, organizing them, or overseeing them across your institution - so we can design tools that fit real workflows. What can…
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Help Shape Purchase Order Functionality in Canvas Catalog
The problem we’re solving We know that managing purchase orders for training and education programs can be tedious because these workflows often happen outside of Canvas Catalog. You may be relying on manual processes like email, spreadsheets, or external systems to handle approvals, track payments, and coordinate…
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Shaping the Future of Course Sharing Together
The problem we are solving We know that managing cross registration and course sharing across institutions can be tedious and error prone, with duplicate data entry, unclear credit recognition, and limited visibility into student progress. We have developed a focused Course Sharing Product Council to co design and test new…