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New Feature Highlights (Jan 2026)<\/h2>\n

Introducing New Canvas Portfolios<\/a><\/h3>\n

Canvas offers two types of portfolios to support both learner-driven and instructor-guided use cases: Showcase Portfolios and Evaluation Portfolios. These tools support storytelling, assessment, and the validation of competencies.<\/p>\n

Showcase Portfolios<\/em><\/strong> help learners tell their own stories and highlight growth beyond the classroom. Evaluation Portfolios<\/strong><\/em> allow instructors to support structured assessment and track learner progress over time.<\/p>\n

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New Feature Highlights (May 2024)<\/h2>\n

New Quizzes: Build Upon Prior Attempt<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Build on last attempt setting makes it possible for students to take additional attempts on a quiz, only re-attempting those questions they answered incorrectly. This feature\u00a0can help to improve student outcomes and performance.<\/p>\n

A video of this feature can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0For more details, see this\u00a0guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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New Quizzes: Zero Point Quizzes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

(This is the strategy for surveys.)<\/em>\u00a0Instructors can now create zero point quizzes in Canvas and select an option to not display a column in the gradebook or student\u2019s grades view. This allows instructors to remove unwanted content in the gradebook and prevent confusion for students related to zero-point practice quizzes. For more details,\u00a0see this guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Publish Modules in Bulk<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Instructors can now publish or unpublish modules in bulk. \u00a0Instructors have the option to publish all modules and items, publish all modules only, or unpublish all modules and items. Additionally, the publish icon on individual modules is updated to include a Module status menu. This menu includes the options to publish module and all items, publish module only or unpublish module and all items for individual modules.<\/p>\n

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Scheduled Page Publication<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Teachers can schedule publication for an unpublished page. Teachers can use the Publish At box in any unpublished page in their courses.\u00a0Click here to read full release notes for Saturday, October, 15, 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Submit on Behalf of Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Teachers and TAs with the ability to edit grades can find a Submit for Student link by opening the Gradebook, clicking a cell, and clicking the grade detail tray icon to open details for the submission represented by the cell. When someone submits files on behalf of students, Canvas displays the name of that person and the time they submitted it. Read more in the\u00a0March 18, 2023 Canvas release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Discovering New Features<\/h3>\n

Did you know you can find new feature announcements in the Canvas Help menu?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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