Canvas Feature Updates – June 2026
New Quizzes – Improved Quiz Accommodation Tray
Production Environment Availability: 6/3/2026
The quiz accommodation tray in New Quizzes has been redesigned for clarity and ease of use. Instructors can apply time adjustments and reopen a student’s quiz attempt in a single action. The tray also shows a real-time breakdown of all time sources, the base quiz time, any course-level accommodations, and the quiz-level adjustment, so instructors always know what the student’s total allowed time will be before saving.
Change Benefit:
Reduced Errors: Adds a confirmation step and surfaces the total allowed time upfront, so instructors can verify changes before saving.
Streamlined Workflow: Combined time adjustments and reopening attempts into a single action, eliminating the need to complete two separate, sequential steps.
Feature Workflow:
In the quiz accommodation tray, open the Time adjustments drop-down menu [1] and click the Give additional time option [2].
The Total allowed time field updates in real time as you adjust the time setting [1], showing the combined total from the quiz base time [2], any course-level accommodation [3], and the quiz-level adjustment you’re making [4].
The primary action button options reflect the current state [5]:
- Apply & Reopen:saves time changes and reopens the attempt (shown when the session is in a graded state and time settings were changed)
- Reopen:reopens the attempt without changing time settings (shown when the session is in a graded state and no time settings were changed)
- Apply:saves changes only, without reopening (shown when reopen is not applicable)
When clicking any Reopen button, a confirmation dialog appears. To proceed, click the Reopen button. The student’s previous responses are retained and they can resume the attempt.
Other Updates – Canvas Native ePortfolios Legacy
Production Environment Availability: 6/17/2026
The Canvas native ePortfolio sunset banner is updated to include the changed deprecation date of December 30, 2026.Updated ePortfolio deprecation timeline: Provides users with the revised December 30, 2026 deprecation date, helping them plan and prepare for the retirement of the native ePortfolio feature.
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