A better video experience is here! The updated media player for Canvas LMS and Studio features a sleek new design, improved accessibility, and adaptive streaming for smoother playback.

Discover how new enhancements to whiteboarding and diagramming streamline account creation, personalize the experience for students and instructors, and simplify course copy and blueprinting. These powerful tools are available at no extra cost for al...

With the upcoming April 2026 WCAG 2.1 compliance deadline, institutions are facing a massive and costly remediation effort to make all digital course content accessible. The College of Southern Nevada (CSN) partnered with K16 Solutions to archive ove...

We’re always striving to make your experience with Canvas as seamless and productive as possible. Last year, we were excited to launch our integration with Lucid, bringing powerful visual collaboration tools like digital whiteboarding directly into y...

If you’re an educator on the hunt for ways to optimize your workflows within the Canvas learning management system (LMS), look no further. Your LMS is packed with tools designed to help you streamline tasks, save valuable time, and support what truly...

Incorporating supports into New Quizzes can help engage all learners, from Multilingual Learners to those on IEPs. In this post, I’ll share with you various supports that can be added using the Rich Content Editor to create engaging quizzes that help...

This week, Instructure emailed customers to notify them that we have engaged a new subprocessor by Ping Identity Corporation for identity management services.   

Face-to-face learning thrives when educators have the right tools to engage students, streamline organisation, and personalise instruction. Canvas LMS supports in-person teaching by making classroom experiences more interactive and efficient.  

The Academic Strategy Team is launching a research initiative on Modern Course Design, and we need your insights. By bringing together diverse perspectives, we can better understand how course design is transforming and what strategies are driving me...

When we say “teaching and learning for every one,” we mean it. That’s why we’re so excited to feature the stories of real learners in the Asia-Pacific region using Canvas—because every student is unique, and each journey matters.

About ten years ago, during my first year teaching in DC Public Schools, I realized something. The method of teaching that I had been trained to use - delivering a single lesson to all of my students every day - was never going to meet all of my lear...

Get an early look at the new Canvas Apps in beta! This video and one-pager provide everything you need to start exploring the latest features and functionality, designed to enhance the Canvas experience. Discover how these updates can empower educato...

  Canvas Basics Course Updates     Canvas can be overwhelming for new users. That's why, since 2021, we've offered the Canvas Basics course to make starting your Canvas journey easier! Discover the newest updates we've made to this course, all design...

Overcrowded modules can overwhelm students and hinder navigation, but there are strategies to keep your Canvas course streamlined and effective. Learn how to simplify your course structure while still differentiating instruction to meet diverse stude...

Learn how a free, innovative tool from Lawrence S. Ting School simplifies quiz creation in Canvas LMS, saving teachers time and effort.

Whether it’s brainstorming a lesson starter that ties ancient civilizations to today’s trends or crafting student-friendly checklists to boost executive functioning, Khanmigo is like having an assistant in your corner.

Hello from Lawrence S. Ting School in Vietnam!As educators who have been using Canvas LMS since 2019, we understand the challenges of creating quizzes efficiently. That’s why we’ve developed a free tool at https://utility.lsts.edu.vn/convert-quiz. T...

  Your Canvas, Your Way Elevate Your Online Classroom.   Our Ready-Made Template Suite and Template Subscription Service can transform your online classrooms into visually appealing and engaging learning spaces, tailored to your unique teaching style...

Want to learn more about how feature options work within Canvas? Check out this Quick Canvas video and linked resources!

The University of Minnesota's Academic Technology Support Services (ATSS) unit partnered with Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, to conduct a usability study on some of Instructure’s most recent updates to the Canvas Discussion tool. The stud...

We're thrilled to announce the launch of the On-Demand Training Portal, accessible directly through Canvas for all our valued clients in EMEA and APAC! This exciting development brings a wealth of free training resources right to your fingertips, emp...

  I'm excited to share an early release of a new Canvas attendance tool that I've been working on: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/canvas-attendance-recorde/pmbpgimcgkfnnjdbhicognmkkkpjjbcm?authuser=2&hl=en The ultimate goal of this tool is...

Learn how Studio Admin and Users can edit their default settings for Studio Auto-Captioning and publishing of those captions! 

  Embracing AI in the Classroom Why Fight AI When You Can Teach With It?   Are you tired of trying to outsmart AI in your classroom? What if instead of fighting it, you embraced it as a powerful teaching tool? In this article, we'll explore creative ...

Looking to improve student engagement and keep your students on track? Activate MyTextMate's global developer key in Canvas LMS and start letting your students schedule automated, personalized text reminders for their assignments, quizzes, and import...

How Instructure and Lucid are working to provide in-region hosting for Canvas institutions

MyTextMate is a FERPA-compliant reminder service that offers a practical and effective solution to the challenge of information overload faced by students. 

This one-page overview provides a summary of our AI-powered Inbox & Discussions Translations in Canvas. 

This one-page overview provides a summary of our collaboration with the Lucid Education Suite. 

This one-page overview provides a summary of our new Smart Search feature in Canvas. This feature, which can be enabled at the course level, leverages AI to allow educators and students to find content faster than ever in Canvas courses.