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On Thursday, February 16, 2023, between 1:05 a.m. and 3:05 a.m. Instructure, the vendor for Canvas, will perform a brief maintenance. It is expected that Canvas will be unavailable for a period of 10 minutes during this window, however, the full duration of the window may be utilized if necessary.

On Friday, August 5, 2022, several new features are coming to Canvas. Instructors can use Student View in Canvas courses to preview how these changes impact students or view a video that explains assignment and discussion enhancements. Assignment Enhancements These updates primarily impact the student experience. The interface and workflow have changed. A progress tracker [Read More]

What’s happening? Significant changes are coming to quizzing in Canvas.  The current quiz feature in Canvas, Classic Quizzes, is being replaced by a quiz engine called New Quizzes. Canvas quizzes will look different, work differently, and have some new, exciting features.  Changes to expect:  Completely updated look and feel Significant change to how points work  [Read More]