Canvas has been updated with enhanced functionality, including group creation in an assignment, updated setting for recurring calendar events, mastery paths assignment description, and updated icons. 


Group set creation enhanced from within an assignment

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When instructors create a group assignment and create a new group set, the group creation window now contains all the options that are available when creating groups from within the People section. This includes the ability to randomly assigning students to a group by section.

Create a group set from within an assignment

Updated setting for recurring calendar events

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When an instructor enables recurring events for a course, the repeat text field has been changed to For __ additional occurrences. This text change helps clarify how many additional occurrences will be created from the initial event.

Recurring events in Calendar

Mastery paths assignment description

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When instructors create Mastery Paths and allow students to choose their assignment path, students can view the entire description for each assignment. This change helps students understand what is required for each assignment and select their assignment path accordingly. The description content is content created for the assignment in the Rich Content Editor.

Updated icons

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A number of additional icons have been updated, to be more consistent with the new font and icon set.