The Center for Academic Innovation recently conducted a partial review of our Canvas LMS during Fall term to assess its current effectiveness and identify any required updates, improvements, or changes needed. The purpose of this review was to gather information and...
Canvas Discussion Checkpoints – Multiple Due Dates
UPDATE - Jan 21st, 2025 We recently enabled the Discussion Checkpoints feature in Canvas. Unfortunately this new release unexpectedly introduced changes to how student replies display in the SpeedGrader for all discussions in Canvas, including those that do not have...
Undelivered Message from Canvas
If you encounter an undelivered message from Canvas, below is information and instructions for resolving this issue. This summer we changed email addresses for employee accounts in Canvas. When replying to Canvas messages using Gmail you must use...
Inaccurate Word Count in Canvas SpeedGrader
It has recently come to our attention that the Word Count feature in the Canvas SpeedGrader can report inaccurate results for text contained within tables for assignments that use file submission types (i.e., DOCX, PDF). NOTE: This issue only applies to file...
Lucid Integration in Canvas
Through Canvas, educators and students now receive a free license to the Lucid Education Suite! Brainstorm, take notes and whiteboard in a digital space Collaborate with groups in real-time, communicate thinking Easily create diagrams, graphic organizers and other...
Legacy Google Apps Integration in Canvas – End of Life
The legacy "Google Apps" integration in Canvas has been removed and replaced with the new "Google Assignments" integration. Instructors may see an error message "Couldn't find valid settings for this link" when attempting to load content pages or assignments that use...
Upcoming Technology Updates in Canvas
This message is to inform you about upcoming changes to technology related to our Canvas learning management system. Chemeketa Online Technical Support conducts updates annually during summer and fall breaks as part of our regular maintenance cycle.Changes to Pearson...
Canvas Discussions/Announcements Redesign
The Canvas Discussions & Announcements features have recently been redesigned. These new features will be enabled by default in all courses after July 20th, 2024. The Canvas Discussion/Announcements redesign allows for better peer-to-peer interaction through a...
Updates to Canvas for Fall Term 2023
Dear faculty, We recently updated several integrated tools in Canvas and wanted to make you aware of these changes. These updates will help improve functionality and keep our tools up to date in Canvas. What’s changing? The following tools have been replaced with new...
Google Assignments LTI in Canvas
Google Assignments LTI is a new integrated tool in Canvas that provides instructors a faster, simpler way to distribute, analyze, and grade student work. This is a replacement for legacy Google Apps LTI integration in Canvas. New Features Add up to 10 Google Apps...