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.
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Canvas Release Highlights for July 2024
Teachers can assign modules & pages to specific sections or students. All users can set automatic responses & signatures for messages. The Discussions Redesign is enabled in all courses.
Canvas Release Highlights for January 2023
Instructure planned to release an updated interface for Canvas Conversations (a.k.a. Inbox or Messages). They rolled the change back quickly after discovering issues. Canvas production feature releases occur on the third Saturday of the month.