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Introducing Differentiation Tags: Personalized Learning Just Got Easier
Header Image Differentiation Tags are a powerful new feature coming soon to Canvas! And we’re excited to announce that the Differentiation Tags feature is now available in Feature Preview in beta environments. We plan to make Differentiation Tags available as a Feature Preview in production environments as part of the 6/21…
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We're Listening: How Your Feedback Shapes Our Future
At Instructure, we believe the best way to improve is by listening to the people who use our tools every day—you. That’s why on June 21st US customers will begin seeing a quick question pop up while using Canvas or Mastery asking for your feedback. It’s part of something called the Product Net Promoter Score (NPS)—a…
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Discontinuing the Attachment button in Discussion and Announcement
Update: Due to raised concerns about limited user quota for uploaded files through RCE, we have decided to postpone the removal of the “attach” button in Discussions and Announcements until we have a solution suitable for the current use case of the attachment button. No new date is decided upon at this time. To streamline…
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Introducing Achievement Type Management in Canvas Credentials
Dear Canvas Credentials Community! We’re excited to introduce a new feature designed to give you more control, clarity, and confidence in the badge creation process. As part of our ongoing mission to simplify and strengthen digital credentialing, we’re launching Achievement Type Management—a smarter way to manage how…
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Updated: Advancing Canvas Credentials: The Path from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3
Dear Canvas Credentials Community, As we continue to enhance Canvas Credentials, we want to share a timely update. While we had originally planned to begin automatic upgrades from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3 earlier, we’ve heard your feedback—particularly about concerns with changes too close to the start of the academic semester.…
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Clearer Course Status Data Coming to Admin Analytics and Intelligent Insights
Admin Analytics and Course Readiness give Canvas admins greater visibility into Canvas course usage and the ability to take action on key insights related to course readiness. This update will give you even more focused data to work with. Filtering Out Courses With No Enrollments Starting with the April 23 Canvas…
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Canvas Catalog Now Supports Listing Duplication
For many Catalog Admins, creating similar listings meant starting from scratch, manually copying details and settings every single time. It was tedious, error-prone work that could lead to major headaches. Today, that changes. We’re thrilled to announce the launch of a long-awaited development: Copy Listing feature in…
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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…