A Canvas production update will occur on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Check out the full release notes. Production updates occur on third Saturday of each month, and the next planned update is Saturday, July 18, 2020. Updates in the current release include:
Bulk Editing Enhancements
The Edit Assignment Dates tool now supports enhancements to select multiple assignments, batch edit dates, and improve date validation to to help instructors manage assignment dates more quickly. Each heading and assignment row includes a checkbox that can be used to select assignments. The checkbox in the heading can be used to select all assignments. The top of the page displays the number of selected assignments.
If an assignment includes overrides (differentiated assignments), only the main assignment includes a checkbox.
Assignments can also be managed in bulk by selecting the assignments and then selecting the Batch Edit Dates button. The batch edit feature allows multiple assignments to shift all dates by a specific number of days (including differentiated assignment overrides, if any). Assignment due dates can also be removed for the selected assignments.
For more information on editing assignment dates, please review the Canvas guide, How do I bulk update due dates and availability dates as an instructor?
Course-Level Notification Preferences
The Course Notification Settings page has been updated since its introduction in April to allow for more granular selection of notification preferences. By default, your Account Notification preferences specify your notification preferences and communication channels for all courses, and preferences are automatically passed down to each course in the Course Notification Settings page. You can now customize some notification preferences at the course level to override the preference set in the Account Notification preferences for a single course. Any additional changes for that notification type must continue to be managed within the course. Notification preferences available within the course are identified by icon: notify immediately, daily summary, weekly summary, and notification turned off. The course preference settings only display the following types: Course Activities, Discussions, Scheduling, and Conferences.
For more information about course-level notification, please see the Canvas guides, How do I manage notifications for a single course as an instructor? and How do I manage notifications for a single course as a student?
For more information, browse the Canvas Release Notes to find updated features or bug fixes that apply to you based on your Canvas usage. If you have any questions about the changes or about how to use Canvas effectively, IT Academic Technology Services staff is always available at the Faculty Commons (116 Pearson Hall) or you can send your questions to canvas-info@udel.edu.
