

Optimise your Module with the new Microsoft Education Integration in Canvas
From 17 August 2026, a new Microsoft Education integration will be available in Canvas, bringing together Microsoft Teams and OneDrive

Improvements Coming to Canvas SpeedGrader
A number of performance and usability upgrades are coming to Canvas SpeedGrader. These enhancements are designed to create a more consistent and streamlined

Essential Guide for Staff: Preparing for AY25/26 with Canvas
Welcome to the start of the 2026/27 academic year! This guide is designed to help academic staff at Queen’s smoothly

Canvas Commons Groups
Canvas Commons Groups allow staff to share content with a defined subset of users within the institution, supporting controlled collaboration

A-Z of Canvas Course Features
A Announcements – Course level Announcements allow instructors to communicate with students about course activities and post interesting course-related topics. They

Portfolio in Canvas
Introducing Canvas Portfolio Portfolio is the new offering from Instructure to replace the legacy tools ePortfolios and Portfolium. It will

Personal Pronouns in your Canvas Profile
Pronouns – what are they and how can we use them? Gender pronouns are the terms people choose to refer

Updating your Time Zone in Canvas
Did you know you can update your Time Zone in Canvas? Canvas allows you to set your time zone to

Introducing Scheduled Feedback in the Canvas Gradebook
What is the Feature? In the Gradebook, instructors can now schedule the visibility of grades and feedback separately. Traditionally, scores

Lecture Recording – FAQs
From AY25/26, automated lecture recording is being introduced at Queen’s to support inclusivity. To help you decide whether automated recording

