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Restoring Assign-To (Assignment Overrides)

Resulting from the system event over the weekend, Instructure has begun additional restoration of Assign to (assignment overrides). We continue to explore the restoration of outstanding Canvas Groups, Scheduler Appointment and Events, and Mastery Paths. Instructors, please review your courses for any potential changes and updates. If you require further assistance or have any questions, … Read More

Issues with Canvas (Assign-To, Accommodations)

Instructors that have used the Assign-to function to allow specific students to complete Assignments, Discussions or Quizzes at different dates/times from the rest of the class such as for an accommodation or make-up exam may have noticed that these assignments or accommodation settings have been removed after restoring Canvas rosters from the event over the weekend. This may affect assignments completed in the … Read More

Canvas Release Notes (2022-12-17)

In an effort to continually improve Canvas, Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, releases Canvas upgrades every third Saturday of the month along with Release Notes. Pertinent features and upgrades are listed below. In this Canvas release (December 17): Placement for grade distribution, rubrics, and comments have been updated. Students can view an unread indicator … Read More

Canvas Release Notes (2022-11-19)

In an effort to continually improve Canvas, Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, releases Canvas upgrades every third Saturday of the month along with Release Notes. Pertinent features and upgrades are listed below. In this Canvas release (November 19): Account Calendars allow institutions to share important dates with instructors and students. Outcomes, instructors can quickly … Read More

Canvas Release Notes (2022-10-15)

In an effort to continually improve Canvas, Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, releases Canvas upgrades every third Saturday of the month along with Release Notes. Pertinent features and upgrades are listed below. In this Canvas release (October 15): BigBlueButton: Enable a waiting room, add conferences to the calendar, and update or sync attendees. Schedule … Read More

REGIS Warning GradeSync Release

RU Faculty Tools – REGIS GradeSync

REGIS Warning GradeSync is now available in Canvas. This new feature will allow instructors to submit warning grades and comments from Canvas to REGIS during the open warning period. Requirements for Using Warning GradeSync The Warning Period is open in REGIS. The Canvas course site contains at least one section tied to one REGINDEX in … Read More

OIT Maintenance – Sunday, August 28th, 2022

The Office of Information Technology has scheduled a system maintenance which will postpone Canvas rosters updates on Sunday, August 28th, 2022. Students who have added or dropped a course on Saturday, August 27th will see the changes reflected in their Canvas accounts on Monday, August 29th. If the class has already started and you need … Read More

Canvas Release Notes (2022-7-16)

In an effort to continually improve Canvas, Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, releases Canvas upgrades every third Saturday of the month along with Release Notes. Pertinent features and upgrades are listed below. In this Canvas release (July 16): Observer Dashboard Filtered by Student Improved Outcomes Management Feature Option This announcement lists pertinent updates that … Read More

Canvas Release Notes (2022-4-16)

In an effort to continually improve Canvas, Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, releases Canvas upgrades every third Saturday of the month along with Release Notes. Pertinent features and upgrades are listed below. In this Canvas release (April 16): Scores can be applied to multiple ungraded submissions at once. Item banks can be filtered using … Read More

Canvas Release Notes (2022-3-19)

In an effort to continually improve Canvas, Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, releases Canvas upgrades every third Saturday of the month along with Release Notes. Pertinent features and upgrades are listed below. In this Canvas release (March 19): Improved Outcomes Management feature, outcome rating levels and calculation methods can be set for individual outcomes. … Read More