What's New in Canvas? Summer 2024

June 18, 202

Drag and drop Course Cards in dashboard

Did you know you can drag and drop course cards on the Canvas Dashboard? It's not a new feature, but it was new to me! See my video demonstration below. It's just one way you you cn make your Canvas dashboard more organized, but our Knowledge Article describes other options.

• Clean up your Dashboard (Knowledge Article)
• Drag and Drop Cards on Dashboard (Demo Video)

Scheduler

Have you tried using the Appointment Scheduler in the Canvas Calendar for student appointment sign-ups? Use it for one-on-one meetings, group presentations and more! Check out my video demonstration below.

• Canvas Scheduler (Demo Video)
• Canvas Guide: How do I add a Scheduler appointment group in a course calendar?
• Canvas Guide: How do I view or edit a Scheduler appointment group in a course calendar?
• Canvas Guide: How do I sign up for a Scheduler appointment in the Calendar as a student?

Gradebook filters - multi-select

In Spring 2024 Enhanced Gradebook Filters was enabled. After a recent update, you can now multi-select in the filter drop-down menus. 

• Canvas Release notes (3/16/2024)
• Demonstration Video from Instructure 

Reminder: Panopto Retention Policy

Attention longtime Panopto users! In Spring 2023, our official retention policy for Panopto videos was announced, and has been in effect since then. In short, the retention policy stipulates: 1) Videos that have not been watched for five years will be archived and 2) Videos that have not been watched for seven years will be deleted. Importantly, the retention policy clock for a video continues running when it is placed in archive, and will be permanently deleted when it reaches 7 years with no views. In recent weeks, some videos that were previously archived have begun to be permanently deleted.

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