As you begin working on your Spring ’26 course shells, don’t overlook the DesignPLUS QuickStart Wizard.
Canvas Release Highlights for December 2025
Teachers using manual posting policies can schedule when to post grades and comments. Teachers can create surveys using New Quizzes. These features arrive Saturday, December 13, 2025.
Tips and Tools for a Successful Course Copy
Course shells for Spring ’26 are now available in Canvas. If you are reusing content from prior semesters for your…
Canvas Release Highlights for November 2025
We have no feature highlights for November 2025. Production releases arrive in Canvas on the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for October 2025
We have no feature highlights for October 2025. Production releases arrive in Canvas on the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for September 2025
Canvas users can open a grid view of student photos on the People page. Teachers can migrate embedded YouTube videos into Canvas Studio with a new tool. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of the month.
What is Google’s “Homework Help”?
In this post we discuss the Chrome browser’s recently added “Homework Help” feature and how students using Canvas may encounter it.
Notes on Canvas & AI for Fall 2025
This post explains the generally available IgniteAI tools in Canvas. At Emory, teachers have the option to enable Smart Search in their Fall 2025 courses.
Canvas Release Highlights for August 2025
This month we enabled DesignPLUS QuickStart Wizard, Discussion Checkpoints, and Preserve Group Sets for all courses. Enhanced Rubrics & updated SpeedGrader feature options are available but disabled by default.
Take a Guided Tour of Dr. Wesley Longhofer’s Canvas Course
The beginning of the semester is an inspiring time for both instructors and students. However, that inspiration can quickly turn into anxiety if students are unsure how to navigate their courses or use the tools available to them.
Canvas Release Highlights for July 2025
Users can enable a dyslexia friendly font. Course Files has a new interface. Teachers can update discussion threading in bulk. Users may archive Canvas Studio media. Canvas feature releases arrive the third Saturday each month.
Using Graded Surveys In Canvas for Task Tracking
Instructors sometimes ask us if there is a way to create Canvas assignments that are automatically graded and marked as…