Canvas@UD Newsletter | November 2024 edition

In this edition of the Canvas@UD newsletter, see what’s new for Winter 2025 and beyond including new features and tools.

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Winter 2025 Canvas Course Sites Available Starting November 5

If you are teaching in the Winter 2025 term, please check for Canvas course sites in the Unpublished section of your Canvas Dashboard starting Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Details to review your sites and request any changes can be found in Canvas Course Information for...
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Canvas Release Notes – July 20, 2024

The July 20 release enforced the Discussions Redesign and introduced new assignment differentiation capabilities for tools such as Modules and Pages. The “Assign To” workflow has been redesigned for all tools with assignment capability.

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Canvas Discussions Redesign Enforced Starting 2024 Summer

Canvas Discussions Redesign is now enabled in all course sites to prepare for enforcement on July 20, 2024.

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day – What you can do!

May 16, 2024, marks the 13th anniversary of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). To help celebrate and raise awareness, we are asking you to fix at least one piece of digital content using Ally in Canvas.

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CANVAS@UD NEWS

Canvas Release Notes – August 17, 2024

A Canvas production update will occur on Saturday, August 17, 2024.  Check out the full release notes.  Production updates occur on third Saturday of each month, and the next planned update is Saturday, September 21, 2024. New Quizzes - Custom Results Feedback This...

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Tips to Tidy your Canvas Courses

The Canvas Dashboard is a great organizational tool if configured properly.  Did you know that you can customize your Canvas Dashboard to keep your courses organized and easy to find? For instructors, courses can stay on the Dashboard for one year after the term...

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24F Canvas Course Feature Option Update

Canvas is continually creating new features to improve your experience.  Generally, the majority of improvements will be made available as part of the regular release cycle, but feature options may be offered on an opt-in basis because Canvas is still working on...

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Canvas Discussions Checkpoints coming in January

by | October 17, 2024 | Featured | 0 Comments

Discussions Checkpoints is a much awaited add-on feature to the Discussions Redesign.  They are not required, but their availability will change the discussion settings and their use may update the language and workflow presentation for student replies.  The feature...
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Canvas@UD Updates – Summer 2024

by | July 23, 2024 | Featured | 0 Comments

Canvas regularly releases updates to their system on the third Saturday of each month and admins update the Canvas@UD environment over the summer months when usage is lower. Several changes have occurred since wrapping up your spring courses.  If you have not accessed...
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LMS Policy Updates for Enrollment and Non-Catalog Sites

by | April 3, 2024 | Featured | 0 Comments

Starting June 1, 2024, two policies outlined in the LMS Guidelines, Practices and Procedures document will be updated. Enrollment of Additional Faculty or Administrative Personnel:  Requests submitted by the instructor of record, Dean, or Department Chair to enroll...
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Gradescope Integration into Canvas Pilot

by | January 18, 2024 | Featured | 0 Comments

IT-ATS is piloting Gradescope, an online grading tool, for evaluation during the 2023-2024 academic year.  Gradescope will be available to all UD instructors and integrated into Canvas.  Integration into Canvas, training sessions and support documentation are in...
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Introducing a New Canvas External Tools Webpage

by | January 8, 2024 | Featured | 0 Comments

The current web page listing of Canvas external tools on the Canvas gateway page needed a makeover!  The improved interface of the new external tools web page hopes to provide a more organized and meaningful resource about tools integrated into Canvas and approved for...
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