March 2024 Canvas Deploy Notes
- Maria Shimel
WHAT IS THIS? This Blog is made up of curated notes taken from the official Canvas Deploy Notes; the goal is to highlight upcoming changes and improvements to Canvas at Boise State University.
To do a deeper dive on any of these topics, please follow the provided link to the full list of Canvas Deploy Notes.
Boise State University does not subscribe to all functionalities that might be included in the Canvas Deploy Notes official webpage. If you have questions about the Boise State Canvas instance, please email LTS@boisestate.edu.
WHO IS THE AUDIENCE? Boise State Faculty and Staff.
Occasionally some small changes will impact Students in Canvas, these changes should be communicated by Faculty to their impacted Students.
Large changes in the user interface will be communicated to all Boise State Users in advance.
WHY SHOULD I READ THIS? This Blog provides a running list of changes/improvements that have been made in Canvas. Users who work on a rotating contractual basis could find the listed updates helpful in “catching up” with any changes in Canvas during their time away from teaching.
WHEN WILL THE NEXT BLOG BE RELEASED? LTS plans to update this Blog on a monthly basis.
Canvas Deploy Notes (2024-03-13)
Rich Content Editor
TOOL: Rich Content Editor
IMPACTED: All Users
CHANGE: When right-clicking on media in the Rich Content Editor, the options to download media, open media in a new tab, and copy the media address are removed from the menu.
REASON: This update enhances the security of Canvas media, increasing the level of difficulty for users attempting to share Canvas media outside of the platform.
Canvas Release Notes (2024-03-16)
Gradebook
TOOL: Gradebook
IMPACTED: Faculty
CHANGE: Multi-Select Gradebook Filters now available to Faculty when navigating the Canvas Gradebook.
Canvas Deploy Notes (2024-03-27)
Gradebook
TOOL: Gradebook
IMPACTED: Faculty
UPDATE: Grading Period Filter Update; In the Gradebook, the start date, end date and closing date display when filtering by Grading Period. This update provides instructors with the ability to streamline their workflow by easily recognizing grading period dates.
