Two Checkboxes I'm Glad I Found in January
Any account could generate a key to every student's grades. Here's the afternoon I closed that door.
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Who approves Athena?
Instructure's new AI study coach connects through the student's account, not yours.
Reading the Room
Holding the groove, and the trust that never came down the org chart.
Write Your Quiz in Word. Let Canvas Take It From There.
I got five bucks that says creating quizzes generates more support tickets than any other area of Canvas.
When Canvas Goes Dark, Your .imscc File Is Worthless
From the Admin side of the desk
The Canvas Insider Grows Up
I started this blog in 2022 because I had information to share about Canvas and no place to say it.
Vibing With Gemini - Bulk Suspend Guest Accounts
Based on recent events, there may be questions posed about guest accounts in your Canvas LMS, and whether they should be suspended after a given time.
Vibing with Gemini - Print and Export Quizzes
If you are using New Quizzes in Canvas, you’re familiar with the option to print your quiz with the answer key or print a blank quiz with no answers shown.
Vibing with Gemini - Popup Notification for specific assignment
For years I have supported my faculty clients in restoring balance to their course gradebook after discovering they edited the Roll Call Attendance assignment points from 100 to something else.
Vibing with Gemini - Convert DOCX to Canvas Quiz
Instructure recently sent notifications about upcoming changes to its login user interface. It had little impact to those at my university accessing our Canvas LMS, but there was one significant area that was affected.
Can AI Do That? SpeedGrader Submission Previews
When a teacher can’t see their student essay submissions in SpeedGrader, can AI help troubleshoot the issue?
Can AI Do That? ...maybe
In the educational technology timeline, the end of February 2026 will be remembered as the debut a new product named for a famous theoretical physicist.
Can AI Do That?
Old Courses Still in Dashboard
Can AI Do That?
Lost Grades
IgniteAI Agent - Meet & Greet
Instructure recently released its IgniteAI Agent for Canvas Admins, and will soon be making it available to teachers of Canvas courses.
Canvas Theme CSS - Modifying to meet <code> tag accessibility standards
Hello again Canvas Insiders,
Student Annotation Assignments
Welcome back to the new academic year, Insiders!
Vibing with Gemini - File Storage Upload Errors in Course
Sometimes teachers in Canvas courses encounter error messages and are unable to upload files into their courses.
Vibing with Gemini - Adding Student to Course Behind-the-Scenes
What happens when a Canvas Admin like me wants to help staff with their Academic Honesty course, and visits Google Gemini for some “Vibe Coding” to help staff work smarter than harder?
Vibing with Gemini - Cross-listing Courses
What happens when a Canvas Admin like me wants to work smarter instead of harder, and visits with Google Gemini for some “Vibe Coding”?