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Fall 2025 Canvas Quarterly Admin Updates

Ryan Sobeck - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
 Canvas Admin Quarterly Updates 
Canvas @ Yale

Executive Summary

  • Yale Connect Group: The Canvas Admin group on Yale Connect has gone through a revamp to be more valuable to admins. 
    • The Canvas Admin Access Request form has been moved. Please update any bookmarks with the new URL. 
  • Canvas Deploy / Releases: Continuous improvements made to Canvas have been compiled in our semester update documentation. 
  • Spring 2026 Course Creation: Course sites have been created for many schools already, but others are still scheduled for later in November. 
  • Canvas Admin Renewal: The renewal period has concluded and returning admins have retained their access.
  • Training Opportunities: Upcoming Canvas workshops available for Canvas admins and faculty.
Hello Canvas Admin,

We hope that the Fall semester is going well. We write to provide you with our quarterly Canvas @ Yale admin updates. Additionally, consider registering for our next synchronous Canvas Admin meeting which will be February 4, 2026 at 2pm on Zoom. 

Revamping the Canvas Admin Yale Connect Group 

The Canvas Admin group on Yale Connect has gone through an update to make it a more valuable resource for our Canvas Amins. Moving forward, this group will no longer be an optional enrollment when new admins are completing their admin training. Rather, applicable admins will be added to this group automatically upon receiving their expanded access to Canvas. We invite you to explore the group and its resources! 

With this new update, the Yale Connect space will be used to:  

  • Better communicate service updates and outages about Canvas and other integrated external tools to admins  
  • Provide easier access to admin agenda and resources  
  • House Canvas admin request form for Designated Requesters  
  • Cross-list training opportunities for Canvas Admins and highlight upcoming workshops to pass on to faculty   
  • Eventually solicit feedback and participation on:   
    • Canvas Tool Usage Surveys 
    • Canvas Feature Preview Decisions   
    • Early Adoption Program Opportunities   
    • Tool Pilots 

Notice: Canvas Admin Request Form URL Change 

For our designated requesters, please take note that the location and URL of the Canvas Admin Request form has been moved to provide more consistent and centralized access. The form now lives in Yale Connect and can still be accessed / completed by only Designated Requesters.  

Please update any bookmarks you may have used to save this form. The new URL for the form is: https://yaleconnect.yale.edu/CanvasAdmins/canvas-admin-request-form/ 

Select Canvas Release / Deploy Notes 

Canvas has released several updates that we would like to share with you that expand functionality of pre-existing tools as well as other quality of life improvements. Please review our Canvas Admin agenda document for an overview of relevant updates. You will also find additional instructor / student focused updates in our Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Canvas update articles. 

Spring 2026 Course Creation 

Canvas course sites are being made for Spring 2026. Please reference the course creation timing for each school to see when you can expect course sites to be available: 

School Course Creation Date

Architecture 

10/15/2025 

Art 

10/15/2025 

Divinity 

10/15/2025 

Drama 

11/17/2025 

Environment 

10/15/2025 

FAS-SEAS 

10/15/2025 

Jackson 

10/15/2025 

Law 

11/17/2025 

Management 

10/15/2025 

Medicine 

11/17/2025 

Music 

11/10/2025 

Nursing 

11/17/2025 

Public Health 

10/16/2025 

 

All schools will have their course creation stream enabled by 11/17/25. The tentative date for the Spring 2026 Visitor Purge is currently February 9, 2026.  

Canvas Admin Renewal Now Complete 

The Canvas Admin Renewal period completed at the end of September. We would like to thank all our returning Canvas admins for completing the renewal training on time. We look forward to continuing our work with you over the next academic year!  

Upcoming Canvas Workshops & Training Opportunities 

The following training opportunities are available to register or share with your faculty community

Monday, January 5, 2026
Start End   Event         Location
11:00am 12:00pm Getting Started with Canvas (Canvas 101 Session 1): Your First Steps to Success Online Event
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
11:00am 12:00pm Assignment Tool Kit (Canvas 101 Session 2): Creating, Customize, Collect Online Event
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
11:00am 12:00pm Gradebook Essentials (Canvas 101 Session 3): Setup, Tips and Troubleshooting Online Event
Thursday, January 8, 2026
11:00am 12:00pm Quizzes in Canvas (Canvas 101 Session 4): Classic vs New – What You Need to Know Online Event
Friday, January 9, 2026
11:00am 12:00pm Working Together in Canvas (Canvas 101 Session 5): Empowering Student Collaboration with Groups You Need to Know Online Event

Sincerely,
Canvas @ Yale

The Educational & Engagement Technology Team
Poorvu Center for Teaching & Learning

Pilar Abuin

Senior Director
Clare Ankawi

Associate Director
Ryan Sobeck

Associate Director
Devon Barker

Assistant Director
Micah Nellums

Assistant Director