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Canvas Portfolios: Now in the Palm of Your Hand!
Canvas Portfolios: Now in the Palm of Your Hand! Following our recent announcement of Canvas Portfolios in Canvas, we’re thrilled to bring this powerful tool directly to your mobile devices. Whether you’re a student showcasing your latest project or a teacher reviewing student growth, you can now access Portfolios…
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Scheduled Maintenance for Canvas Catalog
We will be performing scheduled maintenance on Canvas Catalog as part of a planned infrastructure upgrade. This effort is part of our ongoing commitment to improve platform performance, reliability, and long-term stability. What is happening Canvas Catalog will be temporarily unavailable during the timeframes listed below.…
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Parchment Digital Badges: Smarter Badge Awarding That Matches Canvas Grading
Dear Parchment Digital Badges Community, We are excited to introduce a change many of you have been asking for. Starting from January 26 in Beta and moving to Production on February 9, your grading setup in Canvas will power badge awarding in Parchment Digital Badges This ensures that badges are issued according to the…
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Better Video for Everyone: New Captioning, Transcripts, and Early Access in Canvas Studio
Accessibility improvements are coming and bringing along automated captioning to Canvas with it! Through real-time video transcripts, both Canvas and Canvas Studio users will be able to search, follow, and revisit key moments in videos, plus more. We are happy to announce a major upgrade to your video experience which will…
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What We’re Hearing: How IgniteAI Agent Is Saving Time Already
As a product manager, one of the most rewarding parts of my role is seeing how customers actually use what we build. Not just the workflows we design for, but the ones that emerge once a tool is placed in real classrooms, under real constraints, with real time pressure. Over the past few months, I’ve spent time talking…
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Our Commitment on Course Accessibility - Improved Tooling Coming Soon
UPDATE: the official release of the Course Accessibility Checker is pushed back with a few days to Feburary 25h (late afternoon/evening). Please also note that the feature option will be Disabled/Unlocked by default instead of releasing it as Enabled. Our Beta testing after scanning for accessibility issues in tens of…
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New & Next: January 2026 Product Updates
Over the past year, New & Next has become a key part of how we communicate product updates—giving our customers clearer visibility into what we’re delivering, what’s coming next, and why it matters. That commitment was on full display during our November 2025 New & Next Showcase, the first of its kind, which brought…
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Support Multiple Login Paths in Canvas Catalog
Meet learners where they are Not every learner uses Canvas the same way. Whether it’s a corporate trainee, a continuing education student, or someone enrolling in a public program, many don’t have Canvas login credentials. That created friction right at the start. Starting January 27, institutions can remove that barrier…
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Announcing IgniteAI Agent Availability for Admins
https://productmarketing.instructuremedia.com/embed/ee9dc78e-236f-4563-9812-7652092a2ab0 Today, we’re excited to announce the first phase of the IgniteAI Agent release. This release marks an important step toward making AI a trusted, in-context assistant inside Canvas, grounded in real workflows and designed with…
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Meet Canvas Career!
Meet Canvas Career: Skills-aligned learning that scales, proves impact, and earns trust Learning has never been more accessible. AI-assisted content and low-cost options are everywhere, which means even high-quality programs start to look interchangeable. Learners expect learning to be quick, easy to complete, relevant,…
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Start the Semester Strong With IgniteAI Shortcuts
The start of a new semester always brings a mix of excitement and pressure to both educators and learners. Whether you teach fourth grade or a fourth-year seminar, the first few weeks matter. They shape engagement, trust, and the pace for everything that follows. Setting students up for success requires early and frequent…
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Meet Your IgniteAI Agent PM + What We’re Learning From Early Adopters
Hi everyone, I’m Olivia, and I’m excited to officially introduce myself as the Product Manager for IgniteAI Agent. Before joining Instructure, I spent several years as a PM at Microsoft, where I worked on bringing the power of AI into Excel for millions of users. My career has always lived at the intersection of complex…
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Scheduled Feedback Release in Canvas is Here!
More control over grading and feedback is here! Rubric scores and comments can be released separately or together to give you full control over the timing of both feedback and grades. Try it out in Beta now or in Production. Why we built this Feedback is one of the most powerful tools for student learning, but timing…
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Canvas Catalog 2025 Year in Review: A Year of Practical Progress
As 2025 comes to a close, the Canvas Catalog team at Instructure is proud to reflect on a year of product enhancements that support the unique challenges of managing and scaling non-degree offerings. Whether institutions are running continuing education, workforce training, certificate programs, or lifelong learning…
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To-Do List Improvements on Mobile
5 To-Do List Improvements That Make Studying Easier Managing workload on a phone shouldn’t require three apps and a mental spreadsheet. For millions of students, the Canvas mobile To-Do list is the first place they check to understand their day. In fact, it’s the most-visited screen in the entire app, opened almost 200…