Canvas@UD Newsletter | August 2024 edition

In this edition, see what’s new in Canvas for the fall semester including interface changes, new features and tools and much more.

Fall 2024 Canvas Course Sites Available Starting July 30

If you are teaching in the Fall 2024 term, please check for Canvas course sites in the Unpublished section of your Canvas Dashboard starting Tuesday, July30, 2024. Details to review your sites and request any changes can be found in Canvas Course Information for a New...

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.

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.

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.

CANVAS@UD NEWS

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 Release Notes – June 15, 2024

A Canvas production update will occur on Saturday, June 15, 2024.  Check out the full release notes.  Production updates occur on third Saturday of each month, and the next planned update is Saturday, July 20, 2024.  Updates in the current release include: SpeedGrader...

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Canvas Release Notes – May 18, 2024

A Canvas production update will occur on Saturday, May 18, 2024.  Check out the full release notes.  Production updates occur on third Saturday of each month, and the next planned update is Saturday, June 15, 2023.  Updates in the current release include: Rich Content...

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Canvas@UD Updates – Summer 2024

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...

LMS Policy Updates for Enrollment and Non-Catalog Sites

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...

Gradescope Integration into Canvas Pilot

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...

Introducing a New Canvas External Tools Webpage

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...

Third-Party External Tool Integrations: Updates Winter 2024

As discussed in the February 23 edition of the Canvas@UD Newsletter, several Canvas external tool integrations are scheduled for LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3 migration.  This version upgrade is recommended to meet the latest learning tools standards.  Core functionality and...