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New Canvas IgniteAI Features
Posted on 01/29/2026
Canvas has introduced IgniteAI, a suite of intelligent tools designed to streamline administrative tasks and deepen student engagement. Key updates include:
- Custom Rubric Generator: Instantly generate high-quality rubrics tailored to your specific assignment goals and course context.
- Discussion Analytics: Gain a clearer picture of student participation with Discussion Insights (measuring prompt alignment) and Discussion Summaries (highlighting key themes and student confusion).
- Smart Search: Students can now find course materials using natural language and multilingual queries, making content discovery more accessible.
- AI-Assisted Question Authoring for Quizzes: Build assessments faster by generating quiz questions directly from your existing course documents and resources.
Explore the full AI toolkit in Instructure’s release article: Start the Semester Strong With IgniteAI Shortcuts
Ready to get started? Any, or all, of these tools can be enabled by your school’s Canvas admin in the “Feature Options” section of the account settings. Need help? Contact AECanvas@scoe.net.
