A Canvas production update will occur on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Check out the full release notes. Production updates occur on third Saturday of each month, and the next planned update is Saturday, May 17, 2025. Updates in the current release include:
Canvas Media Player with Improved Accessibility and Usability [This feature is delayed to the production environment until 2025-04-24]
The new media player playback experience has been updated with enhanced accessibility and overall usability improvements. These changes impact all existing content where the Canvas media player is used including SpeedGrader comments. No new functions requiring additional learning have been introduced, and some enhancements will gradually become available between April 19 and April 30*.
Improvements include:
- The default embed size is increased to 480x300px (1).
- The play bar is redesigned and repositioned (2).
- The Closed Caption icon is updated (3).
- The ability to upload and delete closed captions.
- Keyboard accessibility is improved with the addition of a hidden shortcut icon.
- Privacy measures are enhanced to ensure secure playback.
- Video quality automatically adjusts based on available bandwidth to provide adaptive streaming.*
New Quizzes – Multiple Selections in Hot Spot Questions (March 26 deploy)
Instructors can now define multiple correct areas in hot spot questions. Students can select from multiple areas on an image, and any correct selection point will award the student full credit. No partial credit is awarded. The maximum areas a student can select is equal to the number of correct areas defined. For example, if you define four correct areas, a student can respond with up to four areas selected. If the student submits 1-4 selected areas which are all correct, the student will be awarded full credit. But the student will be penalized for submitting an incorrect selection. If the student selects a correct area and an incorrect area, the student will be awarded no credit. Be sure to provide clear instructions in your question stem.
Please note, existing hot spot questions can be edited to define multiple hotspots. For more information about hotspot questions in New Quizzes, please see the Canvas guide, How do I create a Hot Spot question in New Quizzes?
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 IT-ATS Welcome Bar or you can send your questions to canvas-info@udel.edu.
