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Take a Guided Tour of Dr. Wesley Longhofer’s Canvas Course

The beginning of the semester is an inspiring time for both instructors and students. However, that inspiration can quickly turn into anxiety if students are unsure how to navigate their courses or use the tools available to them.

Athan GilletteJuly 16, 2025November 24, 2025
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Save Time Building Your Canvas Courses by Using the Multi-Tool

The Multi-Tool is a set of 4 tools available in Canvas that provides some very useful time-saving features. You can…

John WillinghamJune 6, 2025October 14, 2025
Release Highlights

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.

Samuel TimmeJuly 22, 2024July 29, 2024
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
New Features

What’s New in Canvas for Fall 2023

Here are some interesting new Canvas features from the past 12 months. They fall into three areas: creating content in Modules & Pages, using the Gradebook, and using Canvas Studio.

Samuel TimmeAugust 25, 2023November 24, 2025
Release Highlights

Canvas Release Highlights for June 2023

Teachers can publish or unpublish all modules at once. Teachers using New Quizzes may hide practice quizzes from the gradebook & embed content from apps. User access report data is limited to 1 year.

Samuel TimmeJune 12, 2023June 12, 2023
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Release Highlights

Canvas Deploy Highlights for August 26, 2020

The New RCE toolbar has a Studio button and shows recently used tools under the Apps button. Teachers can share modules directly. The New RCE no longer sets inline YouTube playback automatically.

Samuel TimmeAugust 27, 2020November 24, 2025
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Release Highlights

Canvas Release Highlights for July 18, 2020

Teachers can limit assignment submissions, drag & drop multiple files into empty modules, and use Respondus LockDown Browser with New Quizzes. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.

Samuel TimmeJuly 10, 2020November 14, 2025
Canvas

Teaching with Canvas – Michelle Sariev Structures Course Materials for Reference After the Course Ends

Michelle Sariev’s students learn about sexuality in relation to nursing from local health practitioners. Her Canvas course features engaging graphics and collaboration spaces, plus modules organized for student exports.

Samuel TimmeMarch 15, 2019March 18, 2019

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