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Canvas Updates for Summer 2025

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Notable changes to Canvas @ Yale environment, last updated 05/22/2025.

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.

Discontinuing Attachment Button in Discussion and Announcement

To streamline the user experience and create consistency across all Canvas features, the dedicated “attach” button in Discussions and Announcements will be removed on July 19th, 2025. Users can continue to upload images, videos, and files via the RCE toolbar.

To learn more about this update, please review Instructure's community blog on the topic.

Discussion Checkpoints - DELAYED

The enhancement has been delayed due to continued testing and Canvas community feedback on adverse user experience when Discussion Checkpoints is used in conjunction with the SpeedGrader or Group Discussions.

When the Discussion Checkpoints feature option is enabled, instructors can set multiple due dates or checkpoints for graded discussions to accommodate different stages of the discussion process, such as the initial post and follow-up replies. This feature allows for more structured participation, ensuring students meet deadlines for each required step in the discussion.  

Canvas External Application Updates

Gradescope: Rubric Locking Permissions

Gradescope now supports the option to set Rubric Permissions for course and assignment settings. These permissions allow an instructor to designate if other graders in the Gradescope course can add, import, or edit the rubrics for a course or assignment. For more details about this updated feature, please check out Gradescope's release notes. Additionally, you can review the Rubric Permissions support documentation for more details on how this new setting works and where / how to use it in your Gradescope assignments.

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