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Canvas - December 17 2022 Release

Posted: 2022-12-13 15:16:10   Expiration: 2022-12-20 15:16:10

Disclaimer: This news item was originally posted on 2022-12-13 15:16:10. Its content may no longer be timely or accurate.

The University of Wisconsin System instance of Canvas held a meeting on November 18, 2022, to review upcoming features in Canvas. New Features available in Canvas after 12/17/2022

New Features available in Canvas after 12/17/2022

System Level

  • Grades - Student Feedback Visibility Update: In the Grades page, placement for grade distribution, rubrics, and comments have been updated for consistency. 
  • Permissions - Manage Course Content Granularity: In the Permissions page, Manage Course Content- add / edit / delete group permission has been added to Course and Account Roles. 
  • Feature Option - New Quizzes - Rich Content Editor: The Rich Content Editor, except for third party tools, has been added to New Quizzes.
  • Feature Option - New Quizzes - Blueprint Courses Support New Quiz Locking: Blueprint Course Quiz Locking disables editing of New Quizzes in associated courses. 
  • Feature Option - New Quizzes - Allow Clearing of Multiple Choice Question Answers: In the New Quizzes settings, instructors can enable Allow Clearing Selection (Multiple Choice) allowing students to clear multiple choice answers.
  • Feature Option - New Quizzes - Fill in the Blank with Multiple Word Bank Improvements: In New Quizzes, when building a Fill in the Blank question with multiple word bank choices, distractor words display in a separate section for instructors. Also, word choices can be used more than once when Allow Word Bank Choices to be reused is selected and duplicate answer choices are graded correctly. 
  • Pages – Schedule Page Publication: Instructors can delay pages for publication on a specific date and time. This update allows instructors to prepare and schedule pages in advance to automatically publish in a course. This is the same update that was delayed from November.
The 12/17/2022 release does not contain any items that allow for changes made at the course or user level.

-- UWSA DLE: Shane Degen