The Student Evaluation of Instruction (SEI) has been renamed to Survey of Student Learning Experience (SSLE). In keeping with this, the links in the CarmenCanvas course navigation have been updated.
Tagged: Learning Systems Update
CarmenCanvas: SEI renamed to SSLE
Learning Systems |September 19, 2025CarmenCanvas: YouTube Overlay Update
Learning Systems|September 16, 2025Beginning September 22, YouTube videos embedded in your Canvas courses may begin to display ads. This is due to a change made by YouTube. In response, Instructure (the vendor for CarmenCanvas) will display an overlay message warning users that ads may appear. This message will appear before a video plays and must be clicked through by each user.
Differentiation Tags
Learning Systems |August 20, 2025CarmenCanvas now has Instructure's new Differentiation Tags feature enabled.Carmen Files Redesign
Learning Systems |July 22, 2025The Carmen Files page has been redesigned for greater accessibility, intuitiveness and streamlined usage. This change applies to course files and user files. A temporary toggle allows users to switch between the new and the old interface.
Key updates include:
Canvas Update - Permalink for Discussion Entries
Learning Systems|June 6, 2025In Discussions, each reply now includes a copyable permalink allowing users to share a direct link to that specific reply. If the reply is part of a thread, the thread will expand to reveal it.
Canvas Update - Permalink for Discussion Entries
Learning Systems|May 22, 2025In Discussions, each reply includes a copyable permalink allowing users to share a direct link to that specific reply. If the reply is part of a thread, the thread will expand to reveal it. The activity progress values for items in the Gradebook, marked as Started and In Progress are updated. These statuses no longer trigger the Needs Grading icon in the Gradebook.BUX on Carmen to be Rescheduled
Randi Honkonen|May 8, 2025The Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) deployed the BUX theme on CarmenCanvas on May 1. However, it was quickly discovered that pages were loading much slower than expected. As a result, the theme was rolled back, and developers are looking into the issue and working to find a solution.Summer 2025 Term Updates
Learning Systems |April 30, 2025There will be several updates to CarmenCanvas before the start of Summer Term.
These changes will take place on May 1st:
Autumn 2025 Courses are Now Available
Learning Systems|April 25, 2025Course shells for Autumn 2025 academic courses are now available!
Instructors can find their academic course shells on their Carmen Landing Page or by using the Aegis platform. Check under the "Manage Courses" card.New Media Player in CarmenCanvas with Improved Accessibility and Usability
Learning Systems|April 17, 2025The media player for recordings created or uploaded to CarmenCanvas has been updated, with increased accessibility, adaptive streaming, and new privacy features. The media player is best used for short (1-3 minute) videos.
These changes include: