Canvas Deploy Notes (2024-07-03)

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Table of Contents

• Interface Updates
• Announcements
• Mark All As Read Button
• Notifications for Changed Content [Delayed until 2024-07-20]
• Availability Dates
• Assignments
• Submission Type Interface Update [Added 2027-07-02]
• Courses
• Status Icon Update
• Gradebook
• Message Students Who Total Grade Update
• Inbox
• Pronouns Display
• Login
• Help Menu Update
• LTI Updates
• LTI
• Icon Sizes
• Other Updates
• Files
• Course File Quota
• Change Log Updates
• Discussion/Announcements Redesign

Interface Updates

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Announcements

Mark All As Read Button

All Users

Affected Feature Areas	Announcements
Account Setting to Enable	None
Permissions	Inherent to user
Related Ideas	[Announcements] Marking all announcements read

Summary

In Announcements, a Mark all as read button is available.

Change Benefit

This update allows users to quickly and efficiently mark all announcements as read.

Feature Workflow

Instructure View Announcements Mark All as Read

For Instructors, a Mark all as read button is available.

Student View Announcements Mark All as Read Button

Additionally,  a Mark all as read button is available for students.

Additional Details

This update is only available when the Announcement/Discussion Redesign feature option is enabled.

Note: The Announcement/Discussion Redesign feature option will be enforced for all institutions 2024-07-20.

Notifications for Changed Content [Delayed until 2024-07-20]

Instructor

Affected Feature Areas	Announcements
Account Setting to Enable	None
Permissions	Inherent to user
Related Ideas	[Announcements] Add "Notify users that this content has changed" to Announcements

Summary

In Announcements, instructors can notify students when an announcement has been updated.

Change Benefit

This feature prevents missed information, allowing users to respond promptly and appropriately to the new information.

Feature Workflow

Announcement Changes Notify Users Modal

After saving an edited announcement, a modal appears, giving instructors the option to either save without notifying students [1] or to send a notification to students [2].

Additional Details

This modal is not shown when editing an announcement with a delayed posting date. Additionally, this update is only available when the Announcement/Discussion Redesign feature option is enabled.

Note: The Announcement/Discussion Redesign feature option will be enforced for all institutions 2024-07-20.

Availability Dates

Instructor

Affected Feature Areas	Announcements
Account Setting to Enable	None
Permissions	Inherent to user
Related Ideas	[Announcements] Start and End Dates

Summary

In Announcements, the delayed posting field is changed to Available from and instructors can add Until dates.

Change Benefit

This update enables instructors to specify a date when the announcement will no longer be visible to students.

Feature Workflow

Announcement Available From and Until Fields

In an Announcement, instructors can set an Available From date and time [1] as well as an Until date and time [2].

Notes: 

• The Available From date is also the date the announcement is published.
• If there is no Until date, the announcement will remain visible.
• Once the Until date is reached, the announcement is no longer visible to students.

Additional Details

This feature is available for course level announcements only. Additionally, this update is only available when the Announcement/Discussion Redesign feature option is enabled.

Note: The Announcement/Discussion Redesign feature option will be enforced for all institutions 2024-07-20.

Assignments

Submission Type Interface Update [Added 2027-07-02]

Instructor

Affected Feature Areas	Assignments
Account Setting to Enable	None
Permissions	Edit Assignment
Related Ideas	None

Summary

The Submission Type interface in the Assignment Edit page updated.

Change Benefit

This change creates a cohesive experience within the Assignment Edit page and provides clear information to users about which tool is selected and the resource chosen.

Feature Workflow

Assignment Details Assignment Type Placement

When an external tool submission type is selected, the Submission Type interface updates accordingly.

Note: To view this update, an external tool must allow the Submission Type placement.

Courses

Status Icon Update

Admin

Affected Feature Areas	Courses
Account Setting to Enable	None
Permissions	Inherent to user
Related Ideas	[Admin Tools] Show Completed Courses Indicator in Admin GUI

Summary

On the Account-level Courses page, status icons indicate whether a course is published, unpublished, or concluded.

Change Benefit

This feature allows admins to quickly identify the status of a course.

Feature Workflow

Account Level Course Status Icons

On the Account-level Courses page, status icons indicate whether a course is concluded [1], published [2], or unpublished [3].

Gradebook

Message Students Who Total Grade Update

Instructor

Affected Feature Areas	Gradebook
Account Setting to Enable	None
Permissions	Inherent to user
Related Ideas	None

Summary

In the Gradebook, the Message Students Who Total Grade modal Cutoff Value field is moved and a header is added. Additionally, a message stating that values seen by the instructor, may differ from the values student’s view displays.

Change Benefit

This update reminds instructors that the student's view in the Gradebook may differ from the instructor's view and improves clarity around the Cutoff Value.

Feature Workflow

Cutoff Field and Added Message

In the Message Students Who Total Grade modal, the Cutoff Value field [1] is moved and a header is added. Additionally, a message displays that states This is based on values seen in this grade book. It may not be the same values students see [2].

Inbox

Pronouns Display

All Users

Affected Feature Areas	Inbox
Account Setting to Enable	Enable Personal Pronouns
Permissions	Inherent to user
Related Ideas	None

Summary

When personal pronouns are enabled for an institution and a user has set their pronouns in their profile, Inbox messages display the user’s pronouns. Additionally, pronouns display in the drop-down menu when composing a message and the Inbox search field.

Change Benefit

This update provides a more inclusive, respectful, and clear communication environment.

Feature Workflow

Inbox Message Pronouns Display

In the Inbox, recipients can view the sender's pronouns.

Send To Field Pronouns Display

When composing a message, users' pronouns display in the To field drop-down menu.

Search Field Pronouns Display

Additionally, pronouns display for users in the Inbox Search field.

Login

Help Menu Update

All Users

Affected Feature Areas	Login page
Account Setting to Enable	None
Permissions	Inherent to user
Related Ideas	None

Summary

On the Login page, the Help Menu modal displays an updated interface.

Change Benefit

This update replaces jQuery with InstUI and modernizes the Help modal.

Feature Workflow

Help Menu Modal

On the Login page, the Help modal interface is updated.

LTI Updates

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LTI

Icon Sizes

Instructor

Affected LTI Tools	All
Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected Feature Areas	Assignments Option Menu, Home Page Sidebar, Global Navigation, Course Settings Sidebar Links, Discussions Topic Options Menu, Discussion Option Menu, and Files Options Menu
Related Ideas	None

Summary

Some LTI icon sizes are changed throughout the course interface.

Change Benefit

This change improves consistency across the user interface.

Other Updates

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Files

Course File Quota

Admin Instructor

Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected Feature Areas	Account Settings Quotas, Course Settings File Storage
Related Ideas	None

Summary

When a file quota is set in a course, the amount is set in Mebibytes and converted to Megabytes. 

Notes: 

• In the Account Settings Quotas tab, admin may notice a change in the file quota number. When using the default quota, no change is visible to users.
• In the Course Settings, file storage numbers are updated.

Change Benefit

This change enhances consistency of course file quotas between the Account Settings Quota tab and Course Settings within the user interface.

Change Log Updates

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A Feature Preview indicates a feature option in active development. Users who opt in to the feature and join the Community user group can help improve the feature through direct feedback. 

The following Feature Previews have updates related to this deploy available in the User Group change log. When this feature option is available for general use, the feature option will be announced in the Canvas Release Notes.

Discussion/Announcements Redesign

For more details related to this deploy, see the Discussions/Announcements Redesign: Release Change Log.