Resources

Exams with File Downloads and Proctorio

Do you have a Proctorio quiz or exam with a file download? Adjust your settings to avoid issues with students being removed from the quiz or exam.

Canvas- Discussions Enhanced Rubrics

March 2026 - When you enable Enhanced Rubrics for a course, all Discussion rubrics automatically use the new experience instead of Classic Rubrics.

Course Staff Recording Guide

Review hardware requirements, best practices, and settings for recording classes on Zoom.

Canvas- Gradebook Accessibility

February 2026 - A “View status for colorblindness” option adds symbols to Gradebook statuses, making them easier to distinguish without relying on color alone. Enable this in Gradebook settings by checking the View status for colorblindness box for...

Instructor Guide to the Immersive Classroom

More than just a technology tool, the Immersive Classroom is a way to rethink teaching across time. It extends your live class into the asynchronous space.

Canvas - Comment Filters

Jan 2026 - In SpeedGrader, you can now filter comments by All, Course, or Assignment, making it faster to find and reuse feedback.

Canvas - Add Pronouns

Jan 2026 - Students can set their pronouns directly in Canvas by going to Account → Settings → Edit Settings and selecting from the Pronouns dropdown. If no pronouns are set, nothing will display.

Canvas - Post Grades Separately

Dec 2025 - Choose to release grades and feedback together or schedule them to release separately for each assignment in Gradebook. ***Comments must be released before grades if scheduled separately. Manual grade release overrides any schedule. Note...

Canvas - New Analytics

Aug 2025 - New Analytics will be mandatory for all users, and the option to disable it will be removed.

Canvas - Dyslexia-friendly Font

Aug 2025 - When Use Dyslexia-Friendly Font is enabled, Canvas and the RCE default to OpenDyslexic font. Users can also manually select it in the RCE.

Canvas - Discussion Checkpoints

Aug 2025 - Instructors can now add discussion checkpoints to group discussions or convert existing checkpoint discussions to group discussions when editing.

Canvas - Unsaved Alert

Aug 2025 - Instructors receive a warning about unsaved work when leaving the Rubric Edit page.