Notable changes to Canvas @ Yale environment, last updated 02/28/2024.
Also check out Canvas Updates for Spring 2024 and Canvas Updates for Fall 2024
Table of Contents
This article will address the following information:
Canvas Updates
Canvas's core functionality is continuously updated throughout the year. Here are some of the more notable changes you should be aware of.
- When creating or editing an event, users can manually input event times. Additionally, the time increments in the drop-down menu are changed to 15 minute increments.
- In the Item Analysis Report of New Quizzes, the Answer Frequency Summary charts display the total number of correct responses, incorrect responses, and no responses for the following question types:
- Categorization
- Matching
- Ordering
- Hot Spot
- Formula
- In Modules, instructors have the option to unpublish a module only. This option is available in the Publish All drop-down menu and individual module drop-down menus.
- In New Quizzes, the CSV format of the Quiz and Item Analysis report can be downloaded, encompassing all metrics and Answer Frequency Summary tables accessible through the User Interface.
Canvas External Application Updates
Canvas @ Yale has some changes to our external applications available for faculty and student use.
PlayPosit End of Life
After careful consideration and evaluation of our educational technology tools, we have decided not to renew our PlayPosit license.
Users will have access and can continue using PlayPosit through the end of the Spring 2024 term (May 31st), but PlayPosit will no longer be available for access or use starting Summer 2024.
The decision to not renew the PlayPosit license was made after a thorough assessment of our current and future educational technology needs. We understand that this tool has been valuable in various aspects of teaching. We recommend exploring alternative solutions to fill the gap left by PlayPosit including VoiceThread, Panopto, and Perusall.
Pilot Conclusion: FeedbackFruits
FeedbackFruits will conclude its year-long pilot at the end of the Spring 2024 semester, at which point access to the entire FeedbackFruits tool suite will end.
Yale has currently licensed the Peer Review and Group Member Evaluation tools in the FeedbackFruits tool suite, which will be available to all official academic course sites in Canvas. Additional FeedbackFruits tools may be added to Yale's license at the conclusion of the Spring 2024 pilot.
Thank you to all of our faculty, students, and staff who have participated in the FeedbackFruits pilot and provided invaluable feedback in the tools functionality.