Instructure Community Weekly Highlights (June 2 - June 8, 2026)

Alli Foote

Welcome to the Instructure Community Weekly Highlights blog! Every Monday, we will update you with all the goings-on in the Instructure world from the previous week: community updates, product updates, new blogs to read, and everything else you'll need to know will be here!

Community Spotlights

• Hack night is back, and this year you help pick what we build. 
• Help Build the InstructureCon 2026 Playlist 🎵
• Community Release Notes: 2026-06-02
• Accessibility Checker "Update Report" Automation 

Community Content

Featured Content Professional Learning Blog

• Welcome Praxis AI to the On-Demand Training Portal!

Upcoming Instructure Live Events

• Canvas Klatch with Dianna- Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:00 PM MT
• Canvas Klatch with Greg- Wed, June 10, 2026 4:00 PM MT
• Prompt Party: Real Prompts. Real Workflows. Live. - Wed, June 11, 2026, 9:00 AM MT
• Live Webinar -- Design Matters: Key Lessons for Better Canvas Courses  - Wed, June 11, 2026, 11:00 AM MT
• The Future-Ready Campus: Unlocking the AI Advantage in Higher Education - Wed, June 11, 2026, 11:00 AM MT
• Instructure Community Developers Group - June 2026 Meetup  - Wed, June 11, 2026, 12:00 PM MT
• Canvas Klatch with Greg - Wed, June 17, 2026, 11:00 AM MT
• Designing for Disruption: How to Align Learning to Outcomes That Matter - Wed, June 17, 2026, 11:00 AM MT
• Prompt Party: Real Prompts. Real Workflows. Live.  - Thurs, June 18, 2026, 12:00 PM MT
• Canvas Klatch with Greg - Mon, June 22, 2026, 11:00 AM MT
• Book Club: Meet Every Learner's Needs - Discussion  - Mon, June 22, 2026, 7:00 PM MT

Product Content

Product Blog

The Product Blog newest posts:

• Email verification for Data Access Platform API keys
• Don't lose momentum: Free access to premium IgniteAI features ends soon in the U.S.
• Coming Soon: Cookie Consent for Non-essential Product Usage Tracking
  

Other Blogs

Canvas LMS Blog newest posts:

• Prompt Party 4: start with “help me.” 

Instructure Roadmap

Check out the Instructure Roadmap for upcoming updates.

 

Upcoming Enforcements, Deprecations, and Breaking Changes

Changed Date

• Canvas: 2026-06-17
  • Deprecation: Removal of Unauthenticated File Access is changed from 6/17 to TBD

 

For more information, see the Instructure Enforcements, Deprecations, and Breaking Changes page

Feature Updates 

Canvas 

Deploy Notes

Canvas Deploy Notes (2026-06-17)

Canvas Student Pathways and ePortfolios Releases

• Student Pathways and Canvas Program Assessment Release Notes (2026-06-17)
• Student ePortfolio Release Notes (2026-06-17)

Catalog 

Catalog Release Notes (2026-06-08)

Elevate Standards Alignment 

Elevate Standards Alignment Release Notes (May 2026) 

Intelligent Insights 

Intelligent Insights Deploy Notes (2026-May)

Alli Foote

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