September and October Updates to Canvas

 

There have been some recent updates to Canvas, as well as a few new updates coming in October to be excited about.  

An increase in analytics 

 

September saw an update to Canvas's analytics potential with the introduction of downloadable CSV files for missing assignments, late assignments, excused assignments, the class roster, and course activity data. 

 

This change provides instructors with table visualizations of essential course information via Canvas APIs into a consumable format.

 

The CSV format is especially helpful for instructors with large classes who may need to dig deeper into the data about their course to determine which students might be struggling or falling behind. 

 

This update will only affect instructors. Watch the screencast about the new feature below:

 

Global Navigation Update

 

This feature will be released on October 17th and will add an addition to the Global Navigation menu.  

 

The Recent History link will be located below the Inbox link and will allow users to access the most recent pages viewed in Canvas up to the last three weeks. 

 

This update will apply to all users. 

 

Updates to Notifications 

 

This is a minor update that will allow user-level notifications to match the design of the course-level Notifications page. Additional enhancements have been added to clarify notifications between each level.   

 

Additionally, for the Grades notification, the Send Scores in Emails option has also been added as a course-level notification preference.

 

This update will affect all users and be released on October 17th.