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🤩 Unveiling Impact’s Redesigned Navigation & Another Bonus! 🤩
Back in March, I announced the upcoming "renovation" of Impact and this is the best milestone yet! As you hopefully know, Impact has been laser-focused on improving its accessibility, usability, and cohesion over the last year. This redesign milestone, which will be released next week, focuses on all things regarding…
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It’s Time for Your Feedback on the Future of Ideas & Themes
We’ve come a long way together, navigating the ups and downs of our Ideas & Themes process. From early conversations around improving how we handle customer feedback to the lessons learned from the different approaches we’ve tried, your participation has been invaluable in shaping our path forward. We recognize that the…
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Important Notice: AWS Aurora Upgrade and Impact on Canvas Credentials
Dear Canvas Credentials Community! We want to inform you about an upcoming AWS upgrade 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 migration process. When and What to Expect: The upgrade will take place…
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Admin Analytics and New Course Analytics on our Data Access Platform
Admin Analytics has been migrated to DAP We’re excited to announce that Admin Analytics for all customers in all regions has been migrated to our Data Access Platform (DAP), the same source as Canvas Data 2. It's important to note that this exclusively a backend change. The data source for Admin Analytics has been…
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New Quizzes End of Quarter Update for Q3 2024
Over the past quarter, we've made strides in enhancing the New Quizzes experience with several updates. One of the highlights is the introduction of Custom Feedback, allowing instructors to provide personalized feedback to students after quiz completion. This feature enriches learning by guiding students on next steps and…
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Update on the Block Editor
I’m excited to provide an update on the much-anticipated new feature in Canvas: the Block Editor! What's the Block Editor? The Block Editor is a powerful new tool available to all Canvas LMS users at no additional cost. This new experience allows instructors, instructional designers, and other content creators to create…
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Shaping the Future of Instructure Technology
As I approach my first anniversary as Chief Technology Officer, I wanted to share with you, our customers, how my team is approaching some of the foundational technical work that will power our product into the future. I have been busy working with the Tech team to understand each and every part of the technology that…
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Advancing Canvas Credentials: The Path from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3 - UPDATED
Dear Canvas Credentials Community, As we continue to enhance Canvas Credentials, we're excited to share an important update for our users. Previously, we refreshed the user interface of LTI 1.1 to give it the look and feel of LTI 1.3 while leaving the original installation unchanged. Now, we’re ready to take the next…
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Updated Canvas Deploy and Release Schedule
Given the busy holiday season now through the end of the year, our team has been revisiting our Canvas Deploy and Release Schedule to ensure deploys are happening at the right time with the right levels of support available throughout the process. We recognize it is important for our users to know the schedule in order to…
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Boost partnering with Observers for student success in Canvas Parent App
TL;DR – In order to support caregiver involvement during student learning we enabled the Submission Feedback and Rubric for observer users in our Canvas Parent apps on mobile. Our most recent Canvas Parent app feature update was implemented as a direct response to consistent Community feedback. In the idea View assignment…
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Khanmigo Teacher Tools Now Available in Canvas for US K-12 and Higher Education Institutions
We’re thrilled to announce that Khannmigo Teacher Tools can now be enabled directly within Canvas! This powerful integration streamlines lesson planning and accelerates time-consuming tasks – all without leaving the LMS. The Khanmigo Teacher Tools integration is free for all US-based K-12 and Higher Education educators as…
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Ask Your Data Introduces New Charting Experience
As humans, we’re naturally drawn to visuals. We process information faster and understand concepts better when we see them presented in a clear, visual format - whether it’s a simple trend or a complex set of interactions, a good visual representation turns numbers into a narrative. When it comes to educational data, this…
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Microsoft Teams Assignment LTI now available in Canvas
We are pleased to announce the general availability of the Microsoft Teams Assignments integration for Canvas LMS! The Teams Assignments integration brings the power of Microsoft Learning Accelerators and generative AI educator tools to your Canvas courses, along with other engaging activities such as Flip videos,…
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Join the Closed Beta: Experience The New Media Player in Canvas!
Some of you already spotted it on the public roadmap that we are working on a whole new media player experience. It is somewhat tucked away under Canvas Studio, but rest assured, we are very happy to let you know that it will be coming to any Canvas video content: a more intuitive player with contemporary design patterns,…
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Discussions: Help Us Improve
Since the Discussions Redesign was enforced, we’ve addressed some unforeseen issues and are now focusing on enhancing key areas and introducing new features. We’ve already received some valuable feedback, giving us a general idea of what needs attention. Now, we’d like to hear from you directly about what matters most to…