Canvas will be rolling out two more enhancements Saturday. The first changes the interface students will see when submitting assignments created with the Assignments tool. The second makes Math equations more ADA-compliant.
Student Assignment Enhancements
Current Interface
New Interface
Students can now drag and drop a file to submit or click Upload File to navigate to a file to submit. More Options will allow them to submit a file that they had previously uploaded to Canvas, access Canvas Studio and even their Google Drive. Once they do any of the above, they will have to click the Submit button.
If you have students who are confused about the new interface, or if you just want to be proactive, you can send them this link: How do I view an assignment in a course using Assignment Enhancements as a student? This page probably gives them more detail than they need to know, but it does go over everything.
Nothing changes on your end while creating an assignment using the Assignment tool. You might want to take note that students now have a link to your rubric (if you use one) instead of seeing the rubric below the assignment.
Math Equations
This change is behind the scenes and improves accessibility for equations throughout Canvas. Previously, equations were treated as an image and included title attributes and alternative text and were not available to keyboard users. Additionally, image views varied by browser and screen readers, equations could not be copied, and alternative text could be inadvertently changed or removed.
