Canvas - April 16, 2022 Release
Posted: 2022-04-13 10:14:27 Expiration: 2022-04-20 10:14:27
Disclaimer: This news item was originally posted on 2022-04-13 10:14:27. Its content may no longer be timely or accurate.
The University of Wisconsin System instance of Canvas held a meeting on March 22, 2022, to review upcoming features in Canvas. New Features available in Canvas after 04/16/2022
Special Note: The March 19 release had scheduled the release of an updated equation editor, but Instructure has postponed it's release.
System Level
- Gradebook - Apply Score to Ungraded Assignments: This change allows instructors to apply scores to ungraded submissions en masse from an assignment group and Total column menus in the Gradebook.
- New Quizzes - This Course Item Bank Filter: In New Quizzes item banks, the "this course" filter has been added to the filter options.
- Submission Comments - Emojis in Submission Comments: When adding submission comments, instructor and students can add emojis using Emoji Picker.
- External Tools (LTI) - Deep Linking Support: IMS LTI Deep Linking specifications to return back multiple items instead of only one allow Canvas new deep linking placements in the Assignments and Modules Pages to support workflow.
- External Tools (LTI) - Enforcement for Microsoft Groups Enrollment Syncing: In collaboration with Microsoft’s release of multiple new apps for Canvas, course rosters can be synced with Microsoft Teams.
Course Level
- Course Settings - Assignment Default Due Time Field: The Assignment Default Due time can be modified at the course level to allow assignments to have the default Due time be for any hour.
- Gradebook - Enhanced Gradebook Filters: When the Enhanced Gradebook Filters feature preview is enabled for a course, instructors can create filters that can be saved or used one time. Setting on this feature were adjusted for greater instructor flexibility.
The 04/16/2022 release does not contain any items that allow for changes made at the user level.
-- UWSA DLE: Shane Degen