No feature releases are planned for Canvas in August 2022. New feature releases are scheduled for the third Saturday of each month. Code deploys arrive every other Wednesday.
Canvas Release Highlights for July 2022
No major feature changes are planned for the July 2022 Canvas production release. Releases occur on the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for June 2022
No major feature changes are planned for the June 2022 Canvas production release. Releases occur on the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for May 2022
No major changes arrived in May production release or code deploys for Canvas. The Canvas production release occurs the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for April 2022
Teachers can see new analytics details in Canvas Studio, change times in Assignment Bulk Editor, apply scores to ungraded submissions for multiple assignments, make icons, and add emojis in SpeedGrader comments.
Increased Canvas Use in 2020 and 2021
Canvas use increased sharply in 2020 and remained quite high in 2021. This is evident in total views, Canvas Studio launches, online assignment submissions, and online discussion posts.
Canvas Release Highlights for March 2022
In March 2022, all users will see a new interface in the equation editor. Teachers may enable an enhanced gradebook filter feature preview.
Dropping Lowest Scores in Canvas
This post highlights the score dropping feature of Canvas assignment groups, discusses its approach, and shares obscure details about how it works.
Canvas Release Highlights for February 2022
No production release updates are scheduled this month. Feature releases are regularly scheduled for the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for January 2022
Collapsed course menu persists across courses. Canvas warns about unsaved submission comments. New Quizzes matching questions offer scoring options. Releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for December 2021
Teachers can publish a course from the course settings area. Teachers can adjust New Analytics report criteria for “online attendance.”
Canvas Release Highlights for November 2021
Students see unread indicator dots for new assignment & rubric feedback. Teachers see text submission word counts in SpeedGrader. Canvas releases occur the third Saturday of each month.