Feature Q&A: Canvas Release Notes (2025-02-15)

[InstContentTeam]

Looking to discuss these features from the 2025-02-15 Release Notes? Post a reply and start a conversation!

New Features

• Copy Content: Copy Course Page Enhancements [Delayed as of 2025-01-29]
• Grading: Account Level Default Grading Scheme
• Import Content: Import Content Page Enhancements [Delayed as of 2025-01-29]

Feature Options

• Login: Login and Registration Enhancements
• New Quizzes: Question Bank Migration on Course Copy

Feature Preview Change Log updates

• Enhanced Rubrics

Other Updates

• Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity
• Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback
• Authentication: Enforcement of Implement Token Validation in OpenID Connect

Platform/Integration

• Assignment Custom Parameter Data with Leading Zeros Stripped During Course Copy
• Updated Deployment ID Naming for LTI Compliance
• Validation_context and error do not launch in LTI Launch claim objects

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[paulamiranda]

Hello, we've been keeping an eye on the New Quizzes: Question Bank Migration on Course Copy update since it was added to the January 18 release. Can someone please clarify whether this is meant to work when using the Import Content >> Copy a Canvas Course setting, or from the Copy this Course function (which is disabled for instructors at our school). If it helps, we opened Case #11515065 to report the issues we experienced when trying to test and validate this feature. 

[dbrace]

Two things related to "Copy Content > Copy Course Page Enhancements".

1. Is this the "Copy Course" feature that is found within the "Settings" area of the course or the "Copy a Canvas Course" option when using the "Import Course Content" feature?  I am asking because both areas have changed and in the pictures in the release notes imply that this is only for the "Copy Course" feature.
2. When using "Settings > Import Course Content > Copy a Canvas Course", would it be possible to include the SIS ID a line below the name of the course (or nickname if one is being used) and above the name of the term?

-Doug

P.S. When using "Settings > Import Course Content > Copy a Canvas Course" as a teacher, I really like how nicknames appear when searching.

[dbrace]

After reading further down, I see that both features ("Copy Course" and "Import Course Content") are being updated. Sorry for bringing up #1.

-Doug

[dbrace]

For "Login > Login and Registration Enhancements", has anyone been able to find it in the root account's settings under "Feature Options"?

-Doug

[dbrace]

FYI for others: If you are using JS and CSS, make sure to read this.  I am not sure if this was the case before this update.

Additional Details

The updated Login User Interface and URLs do not support running custom javascript/css overrides for security reasons.

-Doug

[jperkins]

@dbrace This has been updated and should be visible now. A newly identified bug in our deployment management tool caused this feature to not be toggled correctly on the intended release date.

[dbrace]

Thank you for the update, @jperkins. I am able to see it but I am not able to make any changes and it says "Disabled" if I hover my mouse over the area to make adjustments.

Is that related to the bug?

-Doug

[jperkins]

@dbrace Thanks for letting us know. It is modifiable now. 

This issue wasn't related to the bug, but the engineer who manually enabled it making it visible but not unlocking it.

We have gone ahead and enabled the new login UI on Free-for-Teacher beta as well for interested folks. https://canvas.beta.instructure.com/login/canvas

[dbrace]

Thank you!

-Doug

[ellen_peters]

Regarding the Import Content Page Enhancements: I noticed that the sorting in the content selection menu is also changed (see images). 'Copy a Canvas course' and 'Canvas course export package' are no longer the first two options. Instead the sorting is now alphabetical, except for 'Unzip .zip file into folder' which is the first option (why?).
In our situation 99.99% of the imports is the 'Copy a Canvas course' import. I am afraid teachers will accidentily select a wrong option in this new menu. So can the order of the Content type options please be changed to the old order?

[dbrace]

Hi @ellen_peters,

I am not sure why it is different for me or you but I see the following order (there is more below the D2L option) below when in beta.

I tried as both an admin and as a teacher and the order was the same.

-Doug

[ellen_peters]

Hi @dbrace, 
Thanks for your reply. I did some further investigation and it seems to be related to the browser. In Chrome and Edge I see the same order as in your image. But in Firefox I see it in a different order (already have emptied the cache and viewed in a private window). I will create a support case.

[dbrace]

You are welcome, @ellen_peters, and thanks for doing the additional research and for creating a support case.

-Doug