In production

• A default subject line is added when composing a message to students or observers from the Message Student Who link in the Gradebook.
• When Grade Distribution Graphs are enabled, students can view median and upper/lower grade quartiles, in addition to mean, high, and low scores in the Grades page. Students can view more detailed statistics on their assignments.
• In the Rich Content Editor (RCE), modals remain open until the cancel (x) button is clicked or the ESC key on a keyboard is pressed.This update prevents users from accidentally closing a modal and losing work in progress.
• When scoring a rubric in Speedgrader, a browser warning displays for instructors when exiting Speedgrader before saving changes. Instructors will now be notified about unsaved changes to a rubric before exiting Speedgrader.
• To improve accessibility, in the Rich Content Editor, the align options include text labels.
• When uploading a document using the Rich Content Editor, users can disable preview. This update allows users the option to force a download of the document.
• The Rich Content Editor Icon Maker allows instructors to create simple icons for their courses.
   

To be released September 17

• When a New Quiz is updated in a Blueprint course, admins and instructors can sync the changes across courses. This update allows admins to change content or fix grammatical errors in New Quizzes using the blueprint and the changes will appear in all the courses.
• In Blueprint courses, New Quiz Item Banks are supported, allowing consistent Item Banks across courses.
   

To be released October 15

The Calendar Event Title Tooltip will be enforced in the Canvas interface for all users.
 

Planned outage for CidiLabs September 9

Cidi Labs will be performing upgrades to their hosting infrastructure this Friday between the hours of 10pm-2am. During this outage, the LTI tools including DesignPLUS Multi-Tool, DesignPLUS Upload/Embed Image Tool, UDOIT Cloud, TidyUP, and ReadyGO will be unavailable. Canvas content created using the Design Tools sidebar will not be affected by this outage. Editing with the Design Tools sidebar will work during the outage, with the exception of changes to user settings which will not be saved during that time.
 

Reminder about using Canvas as a platform solution for ILEs 

We encourage Schools to think about what needs may be fulfilled by using Canvas for these kinds of Informal Learning Experiences (ILEs) and to closely weigh the benefits and possible challenges of using Canvas for some of these purposes. Please consider if it’s preferable to use another platform that may suit the needs of the user better and may be more sustainable to administer before fulfilling an ILE request.
 

Zoom updates for teaching & learning

With approval from the ATAB, we have disabled the ability to create Personal Meeting ID (PMI) type meetings with the Zoom LTI tool.

• There’s now a Channel Manager role that gives designated members control over channel administration. New channel creators will automatically be granted the Channel Manager role.
• To be released September 20
  • Members will receive notifications at 2 hours and then at 15 minutes before their session ends and they are logged out, giving them the opportunity to re-authenticate first.