{"id":795,"date":"2026-01-21T20:33:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/canvas\/?p=795"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:32:32","slug":"new-in-canvas-igniteai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/canvas\/2026\/01\/21\/new-in-canvas-igniteai\/","title":{"rendered":"New in Canvas:\u00a0IgniteAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><span class=\"il\">IgniteAI<\/span>\u00a0Search:\u00a0<\/strong>an\u00a0<span class=\"il\">AI<\/span>-enhanced course search in Canvas that lets students and instructors find content using natural, \u201cmeaning-based\u201d queries, not just exact keywords.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"il\">Ignite<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">AI<\/span>\u00a0Translations (for Discussions and Announcements):<\/strong>\u00a0allows faculty and students to translate Canvas text in place, supporting multilingual participation without leaving Canvas.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"il\">IgniteAI<\/span>\u00a0Translations (for Canvas Inbox):<\/strong>\u00a0translates private Canvas Inbox messages in place, available for both faculty and students.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"il\">IgniteAI<\/span>\u00a0Summaries for Discussions:<\/strong>\u00a0lets an instructor generate a quick\u00a0<span class=\"il\">AI<\/span>-written recap of a discussion thread right inside Canvas.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"il\">IgniteAI<\/span>\u00a0Insights for Discussions:<\/strong>\u00a0uses\u00a0<span class=\"il\">AI<\/span>\u00a0to scan individual student replies and flag how relevant and substantive they are compared to the original prompt.<br \/>\n<em>Feature Preview (free through 6\/30\/2026 and may incur additional cost in the future)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"il\">IgniteAI<\/span>\u00a0Generator for Rubrics:<\/strong>\u00a0within an Assignment, instructors can generate a draft rubric based on the assignment description, then edit and refine it before publishing.\u00a0<strong>Enhanced Rubrics<\/strong>\u00a0must be enabled to use this feature.<br \/>\n<em>Feature Preview (free through 6\/30\/2026 and may incur additional cost in the future)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>IgniteAI Grading Assistance: <\/strong>provides transparent, criteria-based support for grading text-based submissions, helping instructors move faster while remaining the final decision-makers in speed-grader. <em>Feature Preview (free through 6\/30\/2026 and may incur additional cost in the future)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These\u00a0<span class=\"il\">AI<\/span>\u00a0features are made available in all Canvas courses starting Spring 2026. Faculty have the option to enable or disable these features in their own courses via Settings &gt; Feature Options. With the exception of Translations for Canvas Inbox, all tools must be enabled by faculty on the course level if they opt in to use them. For assistance, please visit\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/canvas\/faculty\/igniteai-tools-in-canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/canvas\/faculty\/igniteai-tools-in-canvas\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769113360436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CGaxbwquhNYVfZ7tT7uqq\">ITDS\u2019 Canvas\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Ignite<\/span>\u00a0website<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or contact ITDS at\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:itds@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>itds@montclair.edu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage faculty to explore and use these\u00a0<span class=\"il\">IgniteAI<\/span>\u00a0tools this spring. Your experience will help guide our next steps. At the end of the Spring term, we\u2019ll send a brief survey to gather your feedback on which features are most helpful and whether we should continue offering them moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These\u00a0AI\u00a0features are made available in all Canvas courses starting Spring 2026. 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