In this production release (February 3), The External apps page at both the account and course level displays a warning when a user adds an existing app in the same context. The Rich Content Editor Embed Image option includes the decorative image checkbox to indicate decorative images. Some Canvas Settings […]
1/24/2018 – Canvas Slowness – Resolved
Canvas sent the following message to admins at 10:42AM 1/24, “Canvas reached normal performance again at 8:19 AM MT (10:19 AM ET, 7:19 AM PT). We sincerely apologize for the trouble this incident caused for your users” As of 10:18AM Wednesday, Jan. 24th Canvas has reported slowness and longer than […]
1/13/2017 – Canvas Support Phone Interruption (resolved)
@4:30AM 1/14/2018 Canvas Support reported they experienced problems with their phone system that prevented them from receiving support calls for 3 hours. Canvas’s original statement: “Hi Admins — Phone Support was unavailable or intermittent from 9:14 PM until 12:15 AM MST this morning affecting both incoming and outgoing calls. We immediately […]
Updates in the 1-6-2018 Production Release
In this production release (January 6), when a submission is graded in SpeedGrader, rubrics support excess points above the maximum point value for each criterion. In the Rich Content Editor, the Accessibility Checker includes a minor design update and a new content contrast rule. The Rich Content Editor Whitelist supports […]
Updates in the 12-9-2017 Production Release
In this production release (December 9), in courses, assignment group settings include an option to move all assignments to another assignment group, and instructors can view a label for inactive enrollments in groups. Small design updates have been made in the Canvas interface for Collaborations, the Dashboard, and the Rich […]
Updates in the 11-18-2017 Production Release
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 […]