It's time to move to New Quizzes in Canvas!
New Quizzes will replace the current Classic Quizzes experience as the default quiz engine in Canvas. It’s time to start moving content to New Quizzes, whether that be migrating existing quizzes or building new quizzes from scratch.
New Quizzes offers new functionality that Classic Quizzes isn't capable of, including:
- New question types, including Stimulus and Ordering questions.
- Set a recurring accommodation for a student across all course quizzes.
- Require a waiting period between multiple attempts.
- Allow students to build on their last submitted attempt.
New Quizzes is an LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) tool, which is a separate application that plugs-in to Canvas. As a result, you will notice some differences in the New Quizzes user experience over the current Classic Quizzes experience; however, much of the same functionality has been retained in New Quizzes. The Feature Comparison is a good resource to learn more about the differences between Classic and New Quizzes.
Transition Timeline
Eventually, New Quizzes will replace Classic Quizzes entirely, but the transition to New Quizzes will be gradual. There's plenty of time to make the move and ensure your existing quizzes will continue to work well with New Quizzes. Below is a consolidated timeline of the move to New Quizzes at CWRU.
Please note at this time, Instructure doesn't have a formal deadline for when Classic Quizzes will no longer be supported. Adjustments may be made to the timeline if information from Instructure impacts the transition plan. This page will be updated and communications will be sent via Canvas or The Daily as necessary if changes are made.
This is the time to delve into New Quizzes and take a look at the new tools and interface. Try exploring in your sandbox course to try the quiz creation process, the Classic-to-New Quizzes Migration tool, and new question types.
- Ready to explore? Create a quiz in your Canvas course, and when prompted, select New Quizzes.
- Need a sandbox course? Each faculty and staff member can create one using the Canvas Wizard.
During this exploration window, Instructure will continue to release updates and features for New Quizzes. We'll make sure to share more information about these features when they becomes available on the New Canvas Features page!
Beginning January 8, 2024, when creating a quiz in a Canvas course, you'll see the option to create either a Classic Quiz or New Quiz.
This is the time to start moving content from Classic Quizzes and to begin using New Quizzes. We have plenty of resources available to help with the transition detailing how to transition existing quizzes and build from scratch using New Quizzes, as well as considerations to know before making the transition.
If our resources aren't enough, if you would like to request a group training session, or if you have a specific use case that you're not sure will translate to New Quizzes, please let us know by emailing canvashelp@case.edu.
During this phase, you will no longer be able to create Classic Quizzes; all new quizzes must be created using New Quizzes. Classic Quizzes can be still be taken by students and can be edited by instructors. Any Classic Quizzes at this point should be migrated to New Quizzes as soon as possible.
At this point, Classic Quizzes will no longer be available as an option in Canvas, and will be completely replaced by New Quizzes. After this point, until a yet-to-be-determined point in the future, Classic Quizzes will be retained in a database for archival purposes only.
Considerations & Limitations
Before getting started with New Quizzes, it is strongly recommended to review the current considerations for using New Quizzes. The considerations page discusses current limitations of New Quizzes and intended changes that users can expect to see in the upcoming months.