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Canvas Release Highlights for August 2024

The highlights for August 2024 are a general feedback feature for New Quizzes and an interface change to manage Assign…

Samuel TimmeAugust 16, 2024November 24, 2025
Teaching with Canvas

Teaching with Canvas – David Barba Incorporates Design Principles and Increases Student Engagement

David Barba, assistant professor in the Department of Film & Media reflects on his experience in the Teaching with Canvas Cohort during the Fall 2022 semester.

Athan GilletteSeptember 12, 2023November 24, 2025
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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.

Samuel TimmeApril 14, 2022November 24, 2025
Canvas

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.

Samuel TimmeMarch 3, 2022October 14, 2025
Pen writing on ruled paper
Release Highlights

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.

Samuel TimmeSeptember 16, 2021September 16, 2021
Pen writing on ruled paper
Release Highlights

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.

Samuel TimmeMay 10, 2021May 7, 2021
Pen writing on ruled paper
Release Highlights

Canvas Release Highlights for March 2021

This release introduces new file link preview behaviors (inline preview by default, a download icon, an overlay display option). Teachers can reassign submissions. Students can submit webcam images.

Samuel TimmeMarch 16, 2021November 24, 2025
Pen writing on ruled paper
Release Highlights

Canvas Release Highlights for June 20, 2020

Students and teachers can customize most notification preferences in each course. Teachers can edit multiple assignment dates. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.

Samuel TimmeJune 15, 2020November 14, 2025
Canvas

Creating Journal Assignments in Canvas

Canvas does not have a dedicated tool for journal assignments, but the Discussion tool can be easily adapted for this…

John WillinghamFebruary 20, 2019November 24, 2025
Integrated Tools

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.

Athan GilletteOctober 8, 2018October 14, 2025

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