{"id":1221,"date":"2019-04-22T14:34:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T19:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2019-04-22T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T19:34:42","slug":"april-20-2019-canvas-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/april-20-2019-canvas-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"April 20, 2019 Canvas Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Starting April 20, 2019, Canvas will receive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a number of improvements and updates as part of the regularly-scheduled upgrade cycle by Instructure. Updates are made regularly to bring new features, improve user experience, and fix bugs. Such updates do not typically result in downtime.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Highlights <\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Future courses no longer appear as selectable when copying Canvas courses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improved spacing, layout and notifications in Canvas Commons.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dashboard navigation is read in-order.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ePortfolio\u00a0accessibility by keyboard is improved.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grades settings and grade scheme editing are better labeled.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Accessibility changes:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Future Changes<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-16298-735531045366\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Final grade override<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will be enabled at a future date. 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