Release of Canvas Features
(Semester B 2025/26)

  • last updated on 9 January 2026

The features have been released.




Option of displaying Letter Grades in Student Grades

Course Area Grades (Students)
Description If a teacher enables the Restrict view of quantitative data option in the course "Settings",
  • Students:
    All grades will be displayed in the letter format (e.g., A, B-).
    No numeric scores are displayed, even if the display grade format is set to "Points".
  • Teachers, TAs:
    Quantitative data can still be viewed on the Grades page.
Released on 9 January 2026
Role Teacher, TA, Student
Guide How do I restrict the viewing of quantitative data in a course?
(Canvas Instructor Guide)



Differentiation Tags in People

Course Area People
Description Teacher can use differentiation tags to assign specific content to customized sets of students, which are not visible to students.
Released on 22 December 2025
Role Teacher, TA, Designer
Guide How do I create and manage Differentiation Tags as an instructor?
(Canvas Instructor Guide)



Online Attendance report in Course Analytics

Course Area Course Analytics
Description You can view the Online Attendance report in Course Analytics. If a student meets the requirements of any selected criteria (only "Course Access" enabled by default), they will be marked as present for that day in the Online Attendance report.
Released on 22 December 2025
Role Teacher, TA
Guide How do I view the Online Attendance report in Course Analytics?
(Canvas Instructor Guide)