Summer 2024 Canvas Updates

Rubrics "New Look" Redesign Phase 1

The Rubrics page is redesigned, allowing instructors to search and sort rubrics, view the location rubrics are used, duplicate and archive rubrics, as well as more easily edit existing rubrics. Additionally, the rubrics create and edit interface is redesigned.

Rubrics cannot be edited or deleted once they have been added to an assignment. However, this can be duplicated for additional edits and the creation of new rubrics.

Note: Assignment Enhancements must be enabled for students to view the enhanced rubric. Enable Assignment Enhancements on a course-by-course basis as a feature option under the course settings menu. Assignment Enhancements is in Feature Preview (Active Development) phase and may be buggy.

Inbox Add Signatures to Messages | Instructors and Students

Once a signature is saved, it displays in the message body when composing a message.

Inbox Add Auto Response to Messages | Instructors Only

Teachers have the option to set an auto-response to messages. This feature is not enable for students

Discussion Summary | Instructors Only

This feature is only available for the teacher role in Canvas. Discussion Summarization uses a Generative AI model to give instructors summaries of the main points, questions, and ideas in a discussion thread.

To summarize discussion threads, click the Summarize button.

Enter the desired area or topic to summarize.

To Generate a summary, click the Generate Summary button [1]. To exit the Discussion Summary, click the Disable Summary button [2].

Smart Search

Smart Search is a new feature preview available in Canvas using advanced AI and semantic algorithms. The Smart Search feature understands the context of queries, providing more accurate and relevant results without needing complex search operators or tools. Currently, the Smart Search feature is querying the following items within a course:

Content pages
Announcements
Discussion prompts
Assignment descriptions

By default, the Search link is enabled in the Navigation. Instructors can choose to remove this link from the Course Navigation, then click the Save button.

For more information related to the Smart Search feature, click the How it Works button.

All Courses Sort

In the Courses page, users can sort courses. Additionally, a Favorite header text is added.

Find & Replace | Speedgrader Screen Capture | Lucid Chart

Quickly change 2023 to 2024 across an entire page in a couple of clicks!

Find & Replace in the RCE

The Rich Content Editor features a Find and Replace plugin.

Located under the tools menu in the RCE.

Shortcut is Ctrl+F for Windows or Command+F for MAC

Record your feedback and walk them through the assignment with screen recorder to really get your message across.

Screen Capture in Speedgrader

In SpeedGrader, the Studio media recorder is available for screen capture and captioning.

When creating a media comment in SpeedGrader, click the Screen Capture drop-down menu [1] and then select Enabled [2] to screen record. Captioning is auto-enabled for voiceovers.

Your replacement for Google Jamboard is here, right inside a Canvas page!

Lucid Chart and Lucid Spark in the RCE

Lucid Edu suite is integrated and enabled in the Rich Content Editor.

Learn more about Lucidchart and Lucidspark.

Lucid Chart Ineracitve Images