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UI/UX Enhancements to Discussion Summaries
Over the past few months, we've implemented several UI and UX improvements to the Discussion Summaries feature preview, driven by the valuable feedback you've shared with us. What is a Discussion Summary? Discussion Summaries is an AI-powered tool within Discussions that provides instructors with concise summaries of…
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Foster equitable and accessible assessments by enabling tools and accommodations for individual stud
Students may have specific learning requirements for assessments that are essential for their success. To support this, we are offering the ability to enable tools and accommodations for individual students to provide a fair and inclusive assessment experience for all students. Mastery assessments offer tools like…
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Studio Lookout 2025: Insights From Our Early Adopter Program
If you are following the blog, you know that our current focus is rolling out the updated media player experience, replacing it everywhere across Canvas and Studio. As we are reaching this milestone with its release, I wanted to take a moment and share the updates coming your way with Studio. First, we couldn’t reach such…
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Maximizing the Edtech Ecosystem: Collaboration between Instructure and Internet2
On March 26th, we held another customer discovery session. This workshop is a part of our Customer Connectivity Program, which empowers us to work together with you, our customers, to co-create solutions. While we’ve partnered with over 100 customers for the Feature Preview of Canvas Apps (an enhanced admin experience for…
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Introducing Badge Filtering in Canvas Catalog: A Smarter Way to Search and Showcase Learning
As we continue updating the Canvas Catalog x Canvas Credentials integration, we’re excited to release a highly requested improvement: Badge Filtering on the Catalog Homepage. This new filter helps learners quickly find listings that offer digital badges and empowers institutions to better surface the value of their…
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Discussion Checkpoints Now Available at the Sub-Account Level
Discussion Checkpoints have marked an exciting step forward in how instructors can guide, manage, and assess student engagement within Canvas Discussions. By enabling multiple due dates and reply requirements, this tool provides a more structured approach to asynchronous dialogue—ideal for encouraging thoughtful…
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Transforming Learning Journeys: The New and Improved Canvas Credentials Pathways
A Fresh Look at Canvas Credentials Pathways Imagine you’re guiding learners through a credentialed program—perhaps a professional certification or a skill-based micro-credential. You want to give them a clear roadmap, one that makes it easy to see progress, know what’s next, and stay engaged. That’s what Canvas Credentials…
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Important Notice: Scheduled Maintenance for Canvas Credentials
Dear Canvas Credentials Community, We want to inform you about an upcoming scheduled maintenance that will enhance our system’s performance and security. While we aim to make this transition as seamless as possible, there may be a temporary disruption during the maintenance window. When and What to Expect: The maintenance…
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🔍 Find What You Need, Faster: Introducing Global Search in Impact
At Instructure, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere—including our Hackweek, a week when engineers pause their regularly assigned work to explore passion projects and dive into innovative possibilities. One such idea turned into something game-changing: Global Search. With Impact’s recent navigation redesign,…
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Key Takeaways from the R1 Customer Discovery Session in Salt Lake City
Last week, we held a Customer Discovery Session (CDS) in Salt Lake City, bringing together valuable feedback from various R1 institutions. The event brought together a diverse group of attendees and covered a range of topics, aiming to gather feedback on their Canvas LMS experiences. This blog post provides a summary of…
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New in Canvas Catalog: Course Recommendations Based on Real Enrollment Trends
Building on Our First Recommendation Feature At Canvas Catalog, we are continually improving how learners discover relevant courses. Earlier this year, we introduced a recommendation feature that helped surface suggested courses on the Homepage. This allowed institutions to increase course visibility and guide learners…
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Lakeland Customer Discovery Session: Charting a Course for the Future of Canvas LMS
At Instructure, we are dedicated to providing our customers with an unparalleled learning experience. We see our customers as advisors and co-creators of our best-in-class education platform. As part of our commitment to integrating customer insights, we are holding over 15 Customer Discovery Sessions in 2025. These…
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Shaping the Future of Career Readiness: Insights from our Business, Government and Continued Educati
Career readiness and skill development are top priorities for business and government, as well as any institution promoting continuing education for their learners. They are continuously seeking innovative ways to better prepare learners for evolving workforce demands. With this in mind, we recently had the pleasure of…
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Turning Your Feedback into Better Prioritization and Release Processes: Our Path Forward
Ideas, Customer Discovery Sessions, and Early Adopter groups are exciting, but our efforts go beyond that. Here’s how we’ve been further strengthening our partnership: Steps We’ve Taken Attention to Quality and Change Management: You asked for higher quality in our releases, and we’re responding. We’ve refined our…
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Introducing Our New Beta Environments for Canvas Credentials – Test, Innovate, and Shape the Future!
Dear Canvas Credentials Community! We heard you! Many of our customers expressed the need for a safe, dedicated space to explore new features, validate workflows, and ensure smooth adoption before updates go live. In response, we’ve launched Beta environments for Canvas Credentials—giving you early access to upcoming…