• IgniteAI Search: an AI-enhanced course search in Canvas that lets students and instructors find content using natural, “meaning-based” queries, not just exact keywords.
• Ignite AI Translations (for Discussions and Announcements): allows faculty and students to translate Canvas text in place, supporting multilingual participation without leaving Canvas.
• IgniteAI Translations (for Canvas Inbox): translates private Canvas Inbox messages in place, available for both faculty and students.
• IgniteAI Summaries for Discussions:  lets an instructor generate a quick AI-written recap of a discussion thread right inside Canvas.
• IgniteAI Insights for Discussions: uses AI to scan individual student replies and flag how relevant and substantive they are compared to the original prompt.
  Feature Preview (free through 6/30/2026 and may incur additional cost in the future)
• IgniteAI Generator for Rubrics: within an Assignment, instructors can generate a draft rubric based on the assignment description, then edit and refine it before publishing. Enhanced Rubrics must be enabled to use this feature.
  Feature Preview (free through 6/30/2026 and may incur additional cost in the future)

This workshop is ideal for faculty who want to explore how AI can streamline course management, improve feedback workflows, and enhance student learning experiences within Canvas.

Faculty and staff may submit a Canvas Course Shell Request to begin developing courses, or a Canvas Community Request to set up collaborative, non-academic learning spaces. If you’re coordinating training for your team or department, our Group Training Request form allows you to schedule custom sessions focused on relevant instructional technologies.

• Discussion Prompts: Craft engaging prompts to stimulate meaningful discussions, on or off Canvas.
• Rubric Generator: Design clear, detailed grading rubrics to set expectations and simplify scoring.
• Make it Relevant: Link lesson content to students’ lives and interests to boost engagement.
• Exit Ticket: Create quick end-of-class activities to check for student understanding.

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Faculty can now set up auto grading in a new assignment or an existing one. The feature can synch with the Canvas Gradebook for a smoother grading process. Hypothes.is already works with the Canvas SpeedGrader and this much anticipated auto grading element enhances this already dynamic tool.

More information can be found by viewing this or perusing the .

To access the tool, navigate to  and sign in with your netid @ mail.montclair.edu to be redirected to our Single Sign-on system.

You can download ALL of your Flip discussions and videos at once and import them or if you only want to import a few videos or discussions, download the videos individually and

As a reminder, �ǿ����޴�ý has a sitewide license of Padlet for all faculty, students and staff at Use the  to request a Teacher account associated with your �ǿ����޴�ý University NetID for Padlet.

You can review the available options on the community webpage.

What’s New with New Quizzes?

• Student Quiz Accomodations for the whole course (not just quiz by quiz!)
• Shuffle Answers by Question
• Printing Quizzes
• Require Waiting Period Between Attempts
• Stimulus, Ordering, and Hot Spot Question Types

We will continue to provide updates regarding the transition from Classic to New Quizzes at Montclair. In the meantime, you can learn about New Quizzes by attending one of our many workshops.

Stay tuned for next steps on our New Quizzes journey!

To join the Montclair license for Poll Everywhere, please use the . Single Sign-on options will be incorporated at a later date.