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May 26, 2026 at 1:58 pm

Threadz and Student Timezones suspended in May 2026

The LT Hub suspended the Threadz and Student Timezones tools on May 5, 2026.

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Posted in Canvas News, Threadz News


at 1:51 pm

Migrating from ePortfolio to the new Canvas Portfolio Feature

On June 30, 2026, the Canvas ePortfolios feature, currently listed as "ePortfolios (Legacy)" in the Global Navigation, will be discontinued and replaced by the new Canvas Portfolio feature.

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Posted in Canvas News


Jan 20, 2026 at 1:36 pm

Enabling a new Differentiation Tags feature within Canvas

On Wednesday January 21, 2026, we will be enabling a new feature on Canvas, called Differentiation Tags.

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Posted in Canvas News


Jan 13, 2026 at 12:39 pm

Kaltura LTI Integration Upgrade for Canvas

On January 19, 2026, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Pacific, the Kaltura LTI integration in Canvas will be upgraded to use LTI 1.3. 

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Posted in Kaltura News


Dec 15, 2025 at 1:28 pm

Students: Beginning-of-Term Canvas Course Access (2025W2; January 2026)

Please note that by default, your Canvas courses will not appear on your Dashboard for access until the first day of term, Monday January 5, 2026, and access to courses typically ends eight weeks after the last day of class (approximately June 5, 2026). However, instructors may adjust their courses to open early or close late.

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Posted in Canvas, Canvas News