Canvas News

Pause on central support for Ally starting in 2024

November 20, 2023 at 9:00 am

Ally is a content-checking tool that works in Canvas to help teaching teams improve the accessibility of course content. During the past year, the LT Hub has been centrally supporting and piloting Ally. Now that the pilot has concluded, LT Hub Leadership has decided to pause central support of Ally.

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Posted in Canvas News, Other Tool News

Potential change to your name in Canvas and other services coming July 27

July 4, 2022 at 1:25 pm

We are simplifying and streamlining how learning technology systems at UBC determine what name to display for you.

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Posted in Canvas News, Other Tool News

Collaborate Ultra access turned off June 30

June 24, 2021 at 3:50 pm

As part of UBC’s move away from Collaborate Ultra, your access to Collaborate Ultra recordings in Canvas will be turned off on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. This removal is in preparation for UBC’s access to Collaborate Ultra and all stored recordings officially ending on July 31, 2021.

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Posted in Canvas News, Collaborate Ultra News

New Rich Content Editor in Canvas

December 23, 2020 at 2:45 pm

Enabled December 23, 2020, the New Rich Content Editor in Canvas replaces the existing Rich Content Editor and includes toolbar updates, new media options, and an auto-saving feature.

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New Quizzes in Canvas now fixed

November 18, 2020 at 10:30 am

Canvas has resolved issues that were impacting grades with New Quizzes, and New Quizzes can be used again without problems.

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Zoom cloud recording and Canvas integration available

August 23, 2020 at 9:00 am

UBC Zoom data has moved to Canadian data hosting, allowing us to enable cloud recording for Zoom sessions and to integrate Zoom and Canvas.

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Posted in Canvas News, Zoom News