New in Canvas: IgniteAI
These AI features are made available in all Canvas courses starting Spring 2026. Faculty have the option to enable or disable these features in their own courses via Settings > Feature Options.
January 21, 2026
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Canvas Updates: New Image Annotation Feature Available for PDFs in Hypothesis
Social annotation tool now enables users to comment directly on images within PDFs
October 30, 2025
Canvas Updates for Summer 2025
Big changes to Canvas quizzes, analytics, and discussions — see what’s new!
July 16, 2025
Canvas Updates: Discussions Feature Settings
The March 15th Canvas Release includes Discussion enhancements!
March 5, 2025
Canvas Updates: New Auto-Grading Feature Available for Hypothesis
Dynamic social annotation tool introduces auto-grading…
December 9, 2024
Canvas Updates: Lucid Integration
New Canvas integration – Lucid mind mapping tool!
November 25, 2024
Canvas Updates the “Assign To” Feature
New Canvas release adds interface enhancements…
October 23, 2024
Canvas SpeedGrader New Features
The September 11th Canvas Release includes SpeedGrader enhancements…
September 26, 2024
Canvas Discussions Redesign
The Canvas Discussions Redesign will go live for all faculty and students starting Saturday, July 20, 2024.
July 18, 2024
Canvas “Guest Teacher” Role
The new “Guest Teacher” role can be used to add colleagues to Canvas courses
May 13, 2024