The New Quizzes tool now uses the Canvas rich content editor (replacing its separate RCE). Instructure removed Unsplash image search within Canvas. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday each month.
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New Quizzes Community of Practice
Call for participants: New Quizzes community of practice during the Spring 2023 term. We will host four meetings and encourage online communication about New Quizzes users’ experiences with the tool.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Canvas Release Highlights for April 18, 2020
Students and teachers can mute notifications course by course. Teachers see new links to SpeedGrader and Rubrics. New Quizzes allows partial credit on multiple answer questions.
Canvas Release Highlights for February 15, 2020
When the New Quizzes feature option is activated, teachers choose between new and classic quiz each time they create a quiz. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for January 18, 2020
New Gradebook and New Analytics are active for all courses, and New Quizzes includes new options. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for December 21, 2019
Students’ numeric answers in New Quizzes are checked for non-numeric characters. January’s release will activate New Gradebook in all courses. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for November 16, 2019
Students and teachers can unfavorite courses from the dashboard card view, and teachers can submit students’ in-process attempts in New Quizzes. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.