What's New for Faculty: Canvas

Introduction

Bookmark the Faculty Support Page in the Titan Hub!

This knowledge base guide introduces an essential article designed for faculty members seeking to enhance their Academic Technology skills and stay up-to-date with the latest features and improvements within the Canvas learning management system. The article provides comprehensive insights into the innovative techniques and updates that can transform the online teaching and learning experience. 

Fall 2025

Canvas - Ingite AI enabled in all courses 11/3! Instructors can request an AI-based evaluation for student replies in Discussions. Then, they can see the evaluation scores and notes in New Speedgrader. Students and instructors can also translate discussions. Ignite AI in Action

Dropout Detective - New feature is LIVE Monday 11/3/2025: Select and send a message to multiple students from the Dropout Detective Dashboard! More info coming soon.

Instructor Pages - Effective December 15, 2025, we will officially transition from the old faculty pages application to the new one. Please edit your new Instructor Page as soon as possible! Faculty Guide: How to Edit your Instructor Page

Canvas - Student Persona aka SPARC: Student Persona Guide, Student Persona Throwdown Thursday

Canvas - New Final Grades Process is live! Submitting Final Grades in Canvas, Submitting Final Grades in Canvas FAQ

Canvas - Clean up your gradebook and troubleshoot common issues! Login to the Gradebook Jamboree for help durling final grades week!

ATST Form: The fastest way to get help from ATST is to submit out our Academic Tehnology Support Request Form!

Tech Tip Tuesdays - Check out our 5 minute video tutorials for tips on how to use Canvas and other technology to maximize your teaching practice, save time and energy, and improve efficiency! 

Canvas Notifications - Tell your students how you want them to setup Canvas notifications for your Canvas course using this template: How to Set your Canvas Notifications for COURSE NAME Save a copy!

Incompletes in Canvas - Opening up a Course for a Student with an Incomplete, Incomplete Process Step-by-Step Tutorial

Panopto Assignment Folders - Now, Panopto automatically creates a course assignment folder for you, so that your students can submit video assignments and discussions. All you need to do is go into each course at the start of the term and click Panopto from the Course Navigation (Under Third Party Tools). Reach out to onlinevideoservices@spcollege.edu with questions.

Discovery Day 2025 Presentations - Find all of the ATST and IDEAS Discovery Day presentations in the Discovery Day Presentations 2025 page in Faculty Support Group in Titan Hub.

Copyleaks Update - On November 10, 2025, Copyleaks is upgrading its AI detector. You may notice some differentiation in results on scans that are completed before versus after this change. If you are currently using a percentage threshold to uphold policies, you may need recalibrate this number. In other words, you may see an increase in cases on either side of this threshold. 

YouTube Update - For any YouTube videos in your Canvas course, ads may be displayed starting in late Fall 2025 (TBD). There will be a message overlay displayed on YouTube videos in Canvas to alert viewers that ads may be displayed. This message will display before playing the video on the browser.  On the Canvas mobile apps, the message will be displayed at the top of the page.

Canvas - Credentials Setup Process

Canvas - New Hidden Grade Indicator

Copyleaks - AI Logic, AI Source Match

Summer 2025

Canvas - How to Submit an Idea to Canvas

Canvas - Speedgrader Updates

Panopto - How to Fix Broken Panopto Video Links in Canvas

Dropout Detective - Frequently Asked Questions about Dropout Detective

Dropout Detective - Getting Started with Dropout Detective

Accessibility - Yuja Panorama Accessibility Checker

Spring 2025

Folio - Getting Started: How to Add a Project in Canvas Folio (Portfolium)

Folio - Canvas Folio (Portfolium) for Faculty Getting Started

Zoom - Using Zoom with Canvas

Canvas - Rubrics with Copyleaks Assignments

Canvas - How to Set and Assignment Up to use Copyleaks Plagiarism Detection in Canvas

Copyleaks FAQ and Troubleshooting

Have Questions? Contact the Academic Technology Support Team

atst@spcollege.edu

 Phone at 727-341-3500

(Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST).

After-hours or weekend assistance? Contact the Technical Support Center at 727-791-2795 or onlinehelp@spcollege.edu

Want to Schedule a One-on-One or Group Session on Canvas or other instructional technology issues or opportunities?

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