Canvas - New Features 01/18/20
Posted: 2020-01-17 23:14:05 Expiration: 2020-01-24 23:14:05
Disclaimer: This news item was originally posted on 2020-01-17 23:14:05. Its content may no longer be timely or accurate.
The Canvas Release Notes for 01/18/2020 include several optional features. The UW System Digital Learning Environment project has chosen to enable three of those features on 01/18/20: Direct Share, Personal Pronouns, and Responsive Layout.
Direct Share
Instructors can copy individual course items to another course and share individual items with other users. For more information, see: Direct Share Course-Level Features.Personal Pronouns
Users can select pronouns to associate with their account in Canvas. The initial set of options will be: He/His, She/Hers, They/Theirs. Contact your DLE admin for information on requesting other pronouns. For more information, see: Personal Pronoun feature description.Responsive Layout
Canvas provides a more responsive experience for content scrolling according to web accessibility initiative guidelines. For more information, see: Responsive Layout Features.To see all of the new features coming with this Canvas release, see Canvas - Release Notes Meetings and the vendor's Release Notes 01/18/2020.
-- UWSA DLE: Thomas Arendalkowski