Canvas

Release Notes

Canvas Release Highlights for October 2021

Course navigation menus remain visible on long pages, may have own scroll bars. RCE shows accessibility notifications. Teachers can search gradebook by assignment. Releases arrive on the third Saturday each month.

Release Notes

Canvas Release Highlights for September 2021

No major changes are indicated in the September Canvas production release. Releases occur on the third Saturday of each month.

Accessibility

Accommodation Needs of Students with Disabilities: A Brief Overview

Students with different types of disabilities have needs that can be met using accessibility best practice and Universal Design for Learning strategies. This article introduces some common needs of students with visual, hearing, cognitive, and motor disabilities and basic solutions to accommodate them.

Release Notes

Canvas Release Highlights for August 2021

Teachers see a new tab in New Analytics displaying online “attendance” (daily activity for each student). Teachers can preview RCE accessibility notifications. Teachers can print from New Quizzes.

Release Notes

Canvas Release Highlights for July 2021

SMS text message notifications cease. Instructure begins scheduled maintenance windows on 1st & 3rd Thursdays in early morning hours. Small improvements come to New Quizzes, Gradebook, & HTML editor.

Release Notes

Canvas Release Highlights for June 2021

Teachers can save comments to reuse in SpeedGrader submission comments. New Quizzes offers improved item bank management. Feature releases come to Canvas the third Saturday of each month.

Release Notes

Canvas Release Highlights for May 2021

Teachers can allow student annotation submissions: they choose a file that students annotate like a worksheet. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.

Accessibility

Universal Design for Learning: Making Education More Equitable

When it comes to accessibility in course design, where does one start? The principles of Universal Design for Learning give a foundation in the important considerations for adapting your course to meet student needs.

Canvas

Canvas Studio (on-demand)

Create, host, and organize all of your instructional videos in your own Studio media library without the worry of exceeding your course’s 2GB file storage limit. Learn how to deliver engaging and impactful learning experiences in Studio by presenting video content that increases student engagement.