New Canvas features: 15 July release notes

New Canvas features from 15 July 2017 include the ability to:

Duplicate assignments

Assignment duplication can save time and offer consistency across assignments. For example:

Create multiple assignments with the same basic settings, such as submission type, points and rubric.
Offer consistent assignment content across your course, such as a description of academic honesty.

To duplicate an assignment:

Note:

Once an assignment is duplicated, the word “Copy” is added to the end of the assignment name.
Its default status is unpublished.
We do not recommend the duplication of Turnitin assignments.
Copied peer review assignments retain the peer review setting and Assign Review date, but the number of reviews per user will be set to zero.
Copied assignments are always assigned to everyone. Reconfigure the submission dates for individual student, groups or sections after you duplicate an assignment.
Assignments cannot be duplicated for discussions and quizzes.

Page duplication can save time and offer consistency across course pages. For example:

To duplicate a page:

Note:

Once a page is copied, the word “Copy” is added to the end of the page name. Its default status is unpublished.
All items in the page are duplicated including the page name, content, and options.

Observers can participate in course conferences. They can be invited with all course members or individually.

To invite observers to a conference:

Create a conference in Canvas.
To invite all course members including all observers, select the checkbox “Invite All Course Members”. Or, to invite individual observers, deselect the checkbox “Invite All Course Members” and select individuals as needed.