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Discussion Checkpoints: Update Based on Your Feedback!
Header image A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our recent survey about Discussion Checkpoints! Your feedback is invaluable, and we're excited to share how it's shaping this feature. Based on your input, we're making some key improvements that will be released to the beta environment on February 26th and to…
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Meet Your New ‘Alignment Crew’: Introducing Batch Copy Alignments!
Meet Your New ‘Alignment Crew’: Introducing Batch Copy Alignments! Imagine a team of highly efficient workers dedicated solely to aligning your learning objects. Tireless, precise, and lightning-fast, they're ready to tackle your biggest alignment projects. Well, meet the next best thing: Batch Copy Alignments from Elevate…
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Your Opinion Matters! Help Choose the New Catalog Homepage
Imagine a storefront that instantly draws in learners, making it easy to explore and enroll. That’s what we’re building for you—and we need your help to make it perfect. Your feedback has been crucial in shaping Catalog’s new storefront, and now, we’re giving you the power to vote on the default Homepage template for the…
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Increase Listing Discoverability with New Recommendation Engine in Canvas Catalog
Finding the right course just got easier! We’re thrilled to introduce Course & Program Recommendations in Catalog—designed to help learners discover relevant courses effortlessly while giving institutions new tools to boost enrollments and engagement. Why We Built This Feature Learners often struggle to find the right…
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Expanding Integration: Canvas Credentials Meets Course Export and Import
Dear Canvas Credential Community, Moving Courses Just Got Easier Imagine this: You're an administrator at a growing university, preparing to transition your courses to a new Canvas instance. You’ve invested months perfecting your course content, designing engaging learning paths, and establishing credentials that honor…
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🕹️ Level Up Your Quizzes Game: Seamless Migration to and Deeper Adoption & Insights of New Quizzes w
One of Canvas LMS’ core functionalities has always been quizzes, allowing instructors to assess student understanding and track progress. However, the evolution of online learning demands more flexible assessment tools. That's why Canvas introduced New Quizzes and now, the journey to New Quizzes just got smoother and more…
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Join the Mastery Item Review Panel: Shape the Future of Assessments!
We are excited to announce a new opportunity for educators to directly impact the quality and relevance of Mastery View Predictive Assessments. We're establishing a Mastery Item Review Panel, a select group of assessment and standards experts, who will provide valuable feedback on draft assessment items. Why Your Expertise…
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Upcoming Changes to the Canvas Catalog Legacy Homepage – Now Available in Beta
As Catalog moves toward full WCAG 2.1 AA compliance this year, we are making key accessibility improvements across the product. As part of this initiative, we are updating the legacy homepage, which may impact customizations. These updates are now available in Beta and will be released to production on March 10. We…
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Improving Pageview Load Times – Temporary Solution in Place outside us-east-1 region
## Updated 02.06.2025 6:06PM CET: We know how important fast and reliable access to your data is, and we appreciate your patience as we work through this issue. The initial fix has been successfully rolled out to all non-us-east-1 regions, and performance has significantly improved based on our monitoring. That said,…
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Canvas Catalog Needs Your Feedback: Custom Messages for Registration Forms
At Instructure, we’re constantly working to enhance your experience with Canvas Catalog, and we’re excited to introduce a potential new feature: Custom Messages on Registration Forms! But we need your expertise to shape it into something truly impactful. This feature would allow course administrators to include…
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New Feature for All Admin Users: Take Control with Custom Created Products in LearnPlatform
We’re excited to introduce a new process that gives administrators greater control over their organization’s library when requesting products not found in the LearnCommunity Library. The Custom Created Products (CCP) feature is now available, allowing you to create custom listings and initiate vetting workflows—without…
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Quick survey about Discussion Summary
We would like to gather your feedback on the Discussion Summary feature, which has been available as a feature preview since July 2024. This initial period has allowed some of you to experience and utilize the feature, and we've received valuable input from early adopters. Now, we'd like to broaden our understanding by…
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New Table in CD2/DAP Query API: Collaborations
We’re excited to announce updates to a new table in the Canvas namespace that will be available in your CD2/DAP Query API dataset starting February 10th. These changes enrich the dataset with additional context and expand the range of supported use cases. If you’re a DAP CLI user, no action is required on your part—CLI…
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Addressing Your Feedback on Recent Discussion Checkpoints Changes
This morning, we gathered our product team to discuss your feedback on the recent Speedgrader changes that apply to all Discussions in the Discussion Checkpoints feature. We heard you loud and clear – the update disrupted your grading workflow, especially for those not using Discussion Checkpoints. We understand how…
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Title IV Financial Aid Compliance: How Intelligent Insights Can Help
Higher education institutions that participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs must comply with a complex set of regulations. These regulations are designed to protect students and ensure that they receive the financial aid they need to succeed in college. Course Readiness and Students In Need of Attention, two…