Speedgrader UI update

Beta Release, July 25, 2016 In this release, Instructure has announced an updated Speedgrader user interface. The new interface is likely to appear in Canvas in about three weeks. The most noticeable change is that the student roster menu has moved from the left to...

Wiris Editor Buttons added to Canvas@UD

Two new LTI tools have been whitelisted for Canvas@UD. They are both editor buttons, which means that, once you install them, they will be available whenever you are working in the Canvas Rich Text (html) Editor. The Wiris Math Editor is another way to put...

Sites vs. Sections in Canvas

If you teach more than one section of the same course, should you request a single Canvas site, or one for each section? Yes. Either strategy can work well. Let’s look at each to see how the workflows differ.   “I was able to use the Canvas Utility to...

Canvas Feature Requests

Did you know that you can create, vote for, and contribute to new Canvas features? Instructure has instituted a 6 phase process, and you can get involved at (almost) any point by logging into the Canvas Community site. Phase 1- Gather Requests If you have an idea...

Canvas Release Notes

A new version of Canvas is released every three weeks.  Quite often, the new releases include awesome new features, and these are almost always easy to use, if only you knew enough to look for them. Less frequently, Canvas modifies existing features in ways you might...