Beginning of Semester Reminders – Spring 2026
Greetings Faculty and Staff, We hope you had an outstanding winter break! Below are some reminders that will help get your semester off to a great start. For questions, email [email protected]. Canvas Login Login to Canvas using the Canvas Login Portal page at http://go.vcu.edu/canvas. Upcoming Course Deletions Courses older than 5 years will be permanently […]
End of Semester Reminders – Fall 2025
Greetings VCU Faculty, We hope everyone has had a successful Fall semester. Below are some items to consider as you close out your course heading into Spring. Spring 2026 Course Shells Available Now Course shells for the Spring 2026 semester are now available to Canvas instructors. As a reminder, a course will not be visible […]
Canvas Feature Updates – November 2025
User Navigation – Canvas Portfolio Production Environment Availability: 11/15/2025 Summary The Canvas Portfolio is no longer in feature preview and is enabled for all institutions in the User Navigation menu. It is not available for Free for Teacher accounts. Notes: Canvas offers two types of portfolios to support both learner-driven and instructor-guided use cases: Showcase […]
Canvas Feature Update – October 2025
Course – Confirm Unenrollment Modal Updated Production Environment Availability: 10/8/2025 The Confirm Unenrollment modal for self-enrolled courses is updated with the latest version of InstUI. This update allows users to experience a modern, consistent interface when unenrolling from self-enrolled courses, improving clarity and usability. An updated modal interface displays when dropping a course. Performance and […]
Canvas Feature Updates – September 2025
Canvas Media – YouTube Overlay Production Environment Availability: 9/24/2025 When the YouTube Content overlay feature option is enabled, an overlay message displays in Canvas for YouTube videos not hosted in Canvas Studio to alert viewers that ads may appear. The message displays in the browser before the video plays. This update allows teachers and students […]
Canvas Feature Updates – August 2025
Groups – Tooltip Added for Group Section Requirement Setting Production Environment Availability: 8/13/2025 In the Groups page, when the Require group members to be in the same section checkbox is selected a tooltip displays. This tooltip provides additional context to help users understand what the setting does. When the Require group members to be in the […]
WOW – Student Canvas Overview Recordings
If you missed the live, virtual overview of Canvas during Weeks of Welcome, or if you attended but need a refresher, a recording of each session is available via the following links: Canvas Overview Training Recordings For more Canvas resources to help you get started, visit Canvas for Students. Be sure to visit the student […]
Weeks of Welcome – Final Canvas Student Training
VCU Academic Technologies will host one final live, online 30-minute overview of Canvas for students during Weeks of Welcome. Students will learn how to login and navigate Canvas to complete class assignments, projects, and more. Join us on September 3. For more information and to register, visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/Tech/CanvasTraining/ in VCU RamsConnect. Also, be sure to visit the Academic […]
Weeks of Welcome – Canvas Training for Students
VCU Academic Technologies will host two more live, online 30-minute overviews of Canvas for students during Weeks of Welcome. Students will learn how to login and navigate Canvas to complete class assignments, projects, and more. Join us on August 27 or September 3. For more information and to register, visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/Tech/CanvasTraining/ in VCU RamsConnect. Also, be sure […]
Weeks of Welcome – Canvas Training for Students
VCU Academic Technologies will host three live, online 30-minute overviews of Canvas for students during Weeks of Welcome. Students will learn how to login and navigate Canvas to complete class assignments, projects, and more. Join us on August 20, 27, or September 3. For more information and to register, visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/Tech/CanvasTraining/ in VCU RamsConnect. Also, be sure […]