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Canvas: Summer 2025 Training Schedule   

Penn State IT Learning and Development is offering Canvas training sessions during the summer semester to help you prepare for fall! Whether you’re new to Canvas or just looking for new features to explore, you will find training opportunities to help you get the...

Canvas: Microsoft Teams Integration to be Deprecated Jun 15, 2025

On June 15, 2025, Microsoft will remove the Teams Classes tool that integrates with Canvas, and existing deployments will cease to function. New deployments of the Teams Classes LTI tool will no longer be supported in the Microsoft LTI Registration Portal. A...

Turnitin Draft Coach: Check Papers Before Submission

With the end of the semester approaching, Turnitin Draft Coach can help make reviewing final papers easier. Available as a plugin for Microsoft Word Online only, Draft Coach is a self-check tool that allows students to review the originality of written assignments...

VoiceThread Login Improvements

VoiceThread has implemented changes that improve authentication with Canvas on iPhones and Macintosh computers. Users of these devices are no longer required to turn off the “Prevent cross-site tracking” setting in Safari for VoiceThread to work with Canvas. These...

Canvas Release Notes for April 19th

Canvas Release Notes are posted to highlight new, updated features, and bug fixes. Full details are available at: Canvas Release Notes for 4/19 New Features Media Player: The media player playback experience has been improved with enhanced accessibility, adaptive...

Canvas Archiving, Long-term Storage, and Deletion of LionPATH Courses

On April 14th, the regularly scheduled Long-Term Storage and course deletion processes will occur in Canvas.  On May 20, 2025, the course Archiving process will occur, affecting LionPATH courses offered prior to and including Spring 2024 courses.       To comply...

Connect to eduroam: Penn State’s Wi-Fi is changing on April 1

The Penn State Wireless project has introduced "eduroam" as the primary Wi-Fi on campus and adding a new supplemental network, "psu-personal." Penn State students, faculty and staff at all campuses are encouraged to connect all devices, including computers, tablets...

2025-26 Faculty Engagement Award applications now being accepted

Penn State’s Teaching and Learning with Technology, part of Penn State University Libraries, is accepting applications through April 21 for the 2025-26 Faculty Engagement Awards. This year’s theme is “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching including...