Winter 2025 News and Resources
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From the Georgia Tech Digital Learning Team |
Subscribers to this newsletter receive updates including Canvas news, technical support information, training opportunities, and more.
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Fall 2025 Grade Submission |
As we are near the end of term, we want to provide you with some information on grade submission for Fall 2025.
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Click here for information on how to upload grades directly to Banner or export a spreadsheet for manual upload into Faculty Grade Entry (FGE).
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- Click here for instructions on how to override a student’s grade from the grade automatically calculated by Canvas in the Gradebook.
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- For grade export assistance, contact the GT Digital Learning Team at canvas@gatech.edu.
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Calling All Faculty and TAs! |
Join us for the Digital Learning Team’s Faculty Training in January—an energizing kickoff to the new semester! Whether you're a seasoned instructor or a brand-new TA, these sessions are designed to inspire, connect, and equip you with the latest tools and insights for digital learning success.
Don't miss out—add the sessions to your calendar today!
All faculty and TAs are welcome to attend the Digital Learning Team Faculty Training. Please add the sessions to your calendar.
* Please note that all times listed are for Eastern Time (ET).
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- 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Canvas Overview
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10:00 am – 11:00 am, H5P (HTML 5 Package)
- 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, New Quizzes: IgniteAI Question Authoring for Quizzes
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10:00 am – 11:30 am, Honorlock Faculty Essentials: Empowering Academic Integrity
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Office Hours with the Digital Learning Team |
The Digital Learning Team is excited to offer virtual and monthly open office hours for drop-in assistance. Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and TAs are welcome to drop in to ask questions about Canvas features and functionalities, learn about available digital learning tools integrated with Canvas, and brainstorm creative ways to use Canvas in your class. So, grab your coffee, tea, or favorite beverage, and join us for Canvas Office Hours!
Attend the office hours via Zoom at https://gatech.zoom.us/j/92237994579
*Note: All office hour times are EST.
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- Monday, February 16 at 3:00 pm
- Thursday, February 19 at 10:00 am
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- Monday, March 16 at 3:00 pm
- Thursday, March 19 at 10:00 am
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- Monday, April 27 at 3:00 pm
- Thursday, April 30 at 10:00 am
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To comply with USG records management policies and maintain system performance, older academic and non-academic (non-Banner) Canvas courses will be periodically removed. On December 15, 2025, academic courses that are seven years or older will be deleted. Additionally, non-Banner Courses: Sandboxes and project sites with no activity for 2 years will be deleted on December 15, 2025. Please see the full Canvas Retention and schedule timeline.
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| Terms in Canvas | Removal Date |
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| Fall 2017 | December 15, 2025 | | Spring 2018 | December 15, 2025 | | Summer 2018 | December 15, 2025 | | Fall 2018 | December 15, 2025 |
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Canvas offers a variety of tools and resources to help instructors create accessible courses. Accessibility is an ongoing commitment. By leveraging these resources, instructors can ensure their Canvas courses are welcoming and usable for all students. Please see a list of available resources:
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Parchment Free Issuing Ending in 2025
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Instructure is phasing out support for the free version of Parchment (formerly Canvas Credentials and Badgr) that we have integrated into Canvas. After December 31, 2025, free issuing ends entirely. You will only be able to view badges.
To help us understand current usage of badging in Canvas, please complete the Canvas Credentials Usage Survey: https://forms.microsoft.com/r/c0Tw45uyxD
For any questions or concerns, please contact the Digital Learning Team at canvas@gatech.edu.
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December Upgrades & Features
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The following upgrades and features will be available after December 15, 2025.
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Honorlock side-angle camera: The Honorlock side-angle camera feature allows students to use a secondary device, such as a smartphone on a tripod, to provide an additional view during online proctored exams. Please visit the Honorlock side-angle camera article for more details.
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- Blackboard Ally feature: AI generated alterative descriptions for images, you can get insightful suggestions with ease using the Ally AI Alterative Text Assistant. See more details in Blackboard Ally's article on Improving Content Accessibility.
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- OLI Torus Canvas integration: A replacement of Argos, an open-source learning platform developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Open Learning Initiative (OLI). See more instructions on linking OLI Torus to your Canvas Class.
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Honorlock : Final Exam Success
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Exams can be stressful, but the right resources make a big difference for your faculty and your students. Here’s a collection to make the process smoother, more effective, and less overwhelming.
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Canvas Release & Deploy Notes
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The YouTube Content overlay feature option is enabled; an overlay message displays in Canvas for YouTube videos.
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In Gradebook Settings, a View Hidden Grades indicator option is available. When enabled, instructors see an icon marking any grades that have not yet been posted to students.
- Instructors can manage the visibility of grades and feedback for individual assignments. By default, scores and comments are released together, but instructors can schedule them to release separately.
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- Checkboxes are added to sections, allowing instructors to filter submissions by multiple sections at once.
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When the feature option “the Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader” is enabled at course settings, in SpeedGrader, a filter is added to the Comment Library. Instructors can filter by All Comments, Course Comments, or Assignment Comments.
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When the feature option “Enhanced Rubrics "is enabled at course settings, in both the rubric builder and rubric assessment views, instructors can select an outcome pill to open its details in an overlay.
- When creating or editing assignments, instructors are alerted if the total rubric points do not match the assignment points.
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- New Quizzes supports Survey-type quizzes, allowing instructors to collect anonymous or non-anonymous feedback, with graded or ungraded options. Instructors can view survey data in the Reports tab.
- When the feature option “IgniteAI Question Authoring for Quizzes” is enabled at course settings, instructors can use this feature to create questions based on course content with New Quizzes.
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Cidi Labs: TidyUP Training
Tuesday, Dec. 16
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
Register
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| Intro to ELN for Education
Wednesday, Dec. 17
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Register
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| LockDown Browser Training
Wednesday, Jan. 7
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Register
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