In this production release (November 18), the Move-To Menu has been updated in Course Settings, Modules, and groups within the People page. Criterions can be duplicated in rubrics, and supported items can be duplicated from within individual modules. The Front Page label can also be removed from a page. Email […]
11/1/2017 – Issue with Embedded File Links – Resolved 11/3
On 11/7/2017 @6:26PM Canvas announced the patch they put in place to retroactively fix broken file and image links was successful. Original message follows. “Hello — The fix we mentioned last week, to update links in course objects that had been created between 28 October and 3 November, has been […]
Updates in the 10-28-2017 Production Release
In this production release (October 28), the Rich Content Editor Accessibility Checker helps verify common accessibility errors in Canvas content. In Discussions and Assignments, the Move-To menu has been changed to a sidebar, and discussions can be duplicated from a discussion’s Settings menu. In course rubrics, the Create or Edit […]
Updates in the 10-7-2017 Production Release
In this production release (October 7), late and missing submission status labels are only displayed to instructors in SpeedGrader, and rubric criterions can include a point range instead of an individual point value. Other small updates have been made in several Canvas areas including SpeedGrader and several icons and styles […]
Updates in the 9-16-2017 Production Release
In this production release (September 16), course notifications always include the course name as the sender name, course import files expire after 500 days, and Conferences includes several interface and feature updates. Additionally, the student Assignments page includes a small change to the assignment filter buttons View the Canvas Production […]
9/4/2017 – Upcoming VoiceThread Maintenance
VoiceThread will be performing system upgrades on Monday, September 4 from 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM EDT (UTC -4). VoiceThread service may be slow during this window. Date: 9/4/2017 Duration: 1 hour VoiceThread service slow: 5:00 AM – 6:00 AM EDT (UTC -4) Please contact pro-support@voicethread.com with any questions.
Updates in the 8-26-2017 Production Release
In this production release (August 26), SpeedGrader has been optimized for performance in large courses. In DocViewer, Point and Area annotations no longer require comments, and DocViewer displays an annotation session warning before the session is refreshed. For all users, the Rich Content Editor includes an option to easily insert […]
8/22/2017 – Canvas Enrollment Update Delays – Resolved
At 4:30PM 8/22 the problem with SIS changes not appearing in Canvas has been resolved. As of 10:00AM Tuesday, August 22nd ITS is addressing an issue that is causing delays in student and course enrollment updates in Canvas. Typically enrollments update hourly in Canvas, but they may take longer until […]
Updates in the 7-15-2017 Production Release
In this production release (July 15), assignments and pages can be duplicated in Canvas courses, and new courses default to the Modules Course Home Page layout. Observers can be invited to participate in course conferences with all course members or individually. And the Rich Content Editor sidebar enhancements that exist […]