This release contains upgrades: teachers can use Surface Pro stylus in SpeedGrader & restrict student view of answers, feedback, and more in Quizzes.Next. Canvas releases arrive every third Saturday.
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2018 Canvas Data Trends
These dashboards highlight three trends in Canvas at Emory in 2018: new highs for course activity, greater use of modules and online grading, and increasingly high mobile app access.
CANVAS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY 5 AND 26, 2019
This release contains upgrades: teachers can preview Commons materials, enter custom rubric comments, and edit moderated grading assignments more easily. Canvas releases arrive every third Saturday.
CANVAS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR DECEMBER 8, 2018
This release contains upgrades: users can customize their dashboard course card order and record video in content editor without Flash in Chrome & Firefox. Canvas releases arrive every third Saturday.
CANVAS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2018
This release contains upgrades: students can upload image files to embed within the rich content editor & teachers can mark favorites in Canvas Commons. Canvas releases arrive every third Saturday and are posted regularly to this blog.
CANVAS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER 27, 2018
This release contains upgrades: students get List View improvements, teachers get beta access to improved grade analytics & grading improvements. Canvas releases arrive every third Saturday.
Emory Chooses Turnitin for Plagiarism Detection
After a successful pilot, Emory has selected Turnitin as the new anti-plagiarism tool, and it is now available in all classes for use in Canvas assignments. Unicheck will be unavailable in Canvas after December 28, 2018.
CANVAS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER 6, 2018
This release contains upgrades: document rotation in SpeedGrader, right-to-left language support, student review of dismissed alerts in list view. Canvas releases arrive every third Saturday.
CANVAS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
This release contains upgrades: teachers see page & discussion to-do dates in calendar, can export submission comments, can note students’ last attendance date. Canvas releases arrive every third Saturday.
Going Backwards to Move Forward: Teaching with Canvas
The Teaching with Canvas program aims to optimize faculty Canvas goals and mastery through monthly consultations and support sessions. The inaugural cohort of faculty will work with TLT staff to build Spring 2019 courses using backwards design.
CANVAS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR AUGUST 25, 2018
This release contains upgrades: teachers get appointment details in Calendar feeds and must unmute assignments to see submission details after grading anonymously. Canvas releases arrive every third Saturday.
New Canvas Student Dashboard List View
As part of its Aug. 4 update, Canvas has a new Student Dashboard List View designed to make it easier for students to quickly identify missing assignments, see upcoming assignments and to-dos across classes, and access grade information, all in one place.