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Canvas Catalog and Flywire: Unlocking Seamless Payments for Education
We’re pleased to announce a new partnership between Instructure and Flywire, bringing global tuition payment capabilities directly into Canvas Catalog. This integration is now live and allows institutions to support international programs with secure, localized, and compliant payment infrastructure. Why Flywire? Flywire is…
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DAP CLI 2.1.0 — Smarter, Smoother, and a Little More Fun
We’re excited to announce the release of DAP CLI 2.1.0, bringing smarter performance handling, improved stability, and even emoji support 🎉. As part of our ongoing commitment to improving the Data Access Platform (DAP) experience, this update makes the CLI more resilient, reliable, and user-friendly — especially for…
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Scheduled Maintenance for DAP Query API/CD2 is Happening Now
Earlier this month, we announced the infrastructure upgrade powering the Canvas Data 2 (CD2) / DAP Query API, to Snowflake. We’re excited to share that this transition is progressing as planned and brings significant improvements in data fidelity, scalability, and performance. As we have finalized the migration plan for…
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Enhanced Rubrics are Better than Ever!
Hey Instructure Community, If you’ve been following along with the evolution of Enhanced Rubrics, you know this feature has been quite a journey from its first release to now. We’ve listened, learned, and refined, and today we’re reintroducing Enhanced Rubrics as the foundation for a smarter and more flexible evaluation…
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Drive Early Engagement with Post-Enrollment Nudges in Canvas Catalog
Students enroll in your courses, but many never take the next step. They get busy, distracted, or forget entirely. That pause between enrollment and action is where engagement often breaks down. With Post-Enrollment Nudges, Canvas Catalog gives you a smarter way to keep learners moving forward from the very beginning. At…
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Improving the Student Experience: Key Findings from the Student Modules Early Adopter Program
We are happy to share the findings from our recent “Course Progression for Modules” Early Adopter Program (EAP). At Canvas, we believe that the best products are built collaboratively, and the feedback gathered from our community has been invaluable as we move toward releasing an improved Modules experience for students. A…
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Differentiation Tags: Your Key to Tailored Learning
Header image We are excited to announce that Differentiation Tags is now Generally Available! Over the past several months, Differentiation Tags has grown into a more powerful, flexible, and intuitive tool that is ready to be used at scale—thanks in large part to the collaboration between our Canvas team, Early Adopter…
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A Faster and More Reliable DAP Query API / CD2 API
At Instructure, we're constantly working to enhance the tools you rely on every day. As part of that commitment, we’re excited to announce a significant upgrade to the core infrastructure powering our DAP Query API / CD2. This upgrade will require a maintenance outage, read below for the detailed schedule per region.…
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Introducing Canvas Portfolio: Now Part of the Core Canvas Experience
On November 15, 2025, we’re excited to make Canvas Portfolio generally available (GA) to all Canvas LMS customers at no additional cost. Canvas Portfolio makes it easier for educators to assess learning and for students to showcase their growth, all in one place. A New Era of Portfolios Canvas Portfolio brings together the…
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Mastery Predictive Assessments Validated Year Over Year
At Instructure, we believe that great assessments start with great research. Educators rely on our tools to guide instruction, identify student needs, and measure progress towards proficiency. That is why we hold ourselves to the highest standards of validity and reliability. When educators can trust the data, they can…
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From Click to Certificate: Canvas Catalog Data in Salesforce
When we first landed the Salesforce integration, the goal was simple: put Catalog in the system your teams already use. You could identify learners and start reporting inside Salesforce. It worked, but gaps surfaced quickly. Admins needed visibility after sign-up. Analysts wanted to see which listings drove revenue.…
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Canvas Courses Now Connect Directly to Pathway Requirements in Parchment Digital Badges
What’s Happening Pathway designers using Parchment Digital Badges have wanted a simple way to reflect authentic course progress in their pathways. Until now, there was no direct connection between Canvas coursework and Pathway requirements. Teams had to create placeholder badges that copied course thresholds, track…
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Strengthening Security in Canvas: Updates to User Access Token Management
You may have noticed that we are updating how we handle User Access Tokens. These changes have been made across the September and October deploys. I wanted to walk through all of these changes together and how they will improve institutions’ security, particularly in light of increasing AI usage. All User Generated Access…
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Seamlessly Manage Teacher Changes with Transferable Tracker Ownership in Mastery Connect
This blog post is part of the Mastery Connect Feature Spotlight series, where we highlight enhancements and updates designed to make your experience simpler and more powerful. — In any school district, change is a constant. Staffing adjustments and shifts in teaching assignments can happen at any time during the year. When…
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Recover More Enrollments with Abandoned Cart Nudges in Canvas Catalog
Every day, prospective learners browse your Catalog, add a course to their cart, and leave. In general e-commerce, research reports 60–75% cart abandonment. We apply that benchmark to education while noting that institutional rates vary. Each abandoned cart is a high-intent learner who nearly enrolled but exited before…