LMS updates

What's been happening in the LMS? View the latest notable feature releases, updates and integrations that have been deployed in Canvas at the University of Melbourne, as well as known and resolved issues.

Published: 15 Aug 2020 under Feature update

Feature update: Delete multiple Pages at once

Staff can now delete multiple Pages at once while in the View All Pages area.

Published: 15 Aug 2020 under Feature release

Feature release: View previous Canvas global announcements

LMS users can now view all active and previous announcements in the new Global Announcements area.

Published: 12 Aug 2020 under Feature update

Feature update: Rich Content Editor enhancements

The placement of the External Apps (plug-in) icon in the Rich Content Editor toolbar has moved, and the menu bar now displays to all users by default.

Published: 22 Jul 2020 under Known issue

Feature release: Staff Roles tool

The Staff Roles tool has been developed to provide staff with greater visibility and control over the staff members enrolled in their subjects and communities, and to ensure the data integrity of Subject Coordinators listed in StudentOne.

Published: 01 Jun 2020 under Known issue

Feature release: Microsoft Immersive Reader

Canvas is trialing Microsoft's Immersive Reader to enhance the reading experience by improving accessibility and boosting reading comprehension. Navigate to the Pages area in your Subject and select Immersive Reader in the top right corner to try it out!

Published: 20 May 2020 under Feature update

Feature update: Sections Tool enhancements

A new version of the Sections Tool (formerly Student Sections Enrolment Tool) has been deployed to Canvas.

Published: 27 Apr 2020 under Feature update

Feature update: Limit assignment submission attempts

Staff can now determine the number of allowed submission attempts in a Canvas Assignment, rather than leaving it as default of unlimited.

Published: 22 Apr 2020 under Feature release

Feature release: Enrolment Change Log

The Enrolment Change Log allows staff to view a record of students as they enrol or withdraw from their Subject in the LMS.

Published: 29 Mar 2020 under Known issue

Known issue: Kaltura Video Assignments

We have identified a critical issue whereby students could potentially alter video assignment submission AFTER it has been submitted.

Published: 09 Mar 2020 under Known issue

Known issue: Kaltura Interactive Video Quizzes (IVQs)

We have identified a critical issue where the grade return of student actions and scores back to the LMS Gradebook from Interactive Video Quizzes (IVQs) is unreliable due to intermittent syncing errors

Published: 24 Feb 2020 under LMS integration

Handbook-Canvas integration: Intended learning outcomes

The intended learning outcomes published in the Overview section of the Handbook are now automatically populated in Canvas, and will appear in the Outcomes link of the subject navigation menu.

Published: 13 Feb 2020 under LMS integration

Handbook-Canvas integration: Assessment weightings now appear as Assignment Groups in Canvas

Assessment activities published in the Handbook are automatically created in Canvas as weighted assignment groups. These weighted assignment groups appear as columns in the Gradebook and are used for calculating the total mark for a subject.Staff are able to edit the assignment group titles if required, see instructions below.

Published: 12 Feb 2020 under Feature release

Feature release: Direct share of Canvas content

The Direct Share feature enables staff to copy or send individual items (such as assignments, discussions and content pages) to another subject or community, or to other staff users.

Published: 12 Feb 2020 under Feature update

Feature update: Creating and editing using the Rich Content Editor

The editing toolbar (also known as Rich Content Editor or RCE) has been updated to include buttons with additional options for links, images, documents and new apps.

Published: 04 Feb 2020 under Known issue

Known issue: Lecture Capture (Echo360) access issues in Safari

The Echo360 team have identified a bug with the latest version of Safari that prevents users from accessing the Lecture Capture system.