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Our group has developed a system for uploading video and adding it to Canvas pages using the WYSIWIG editor. All source video types are encoded for web streaming and streamed to Canvas pages. Learn how the system uses Drupal, ffmpeg, and LTI to provi...

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Canvas' Draft State takes LMS content management to a whole new level of concerto magnus. We sing its praise for gradebook management. Our chorale for module management will transform you. Our praise for the ability to clean up course imports is harm...

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Learn how HCPSS implemented an ambitious district-wide content development project as part of its Canvas implementation. Explore strategies to apply to your own content development process from content mapping through content production. Topics will ...

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It takes a witches’ brew of API calls, scripts, and screen scrapes, but with enough effort you too can get a handle on how instructors and students are using Canvas at your institution. Come learn Berkeley’s tricks for answering tough questions and b...

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Participants will be provided with strategies to engage resistant faculty and help ease them into a transition from one LMS to THE best LMS, Canvas. Been with Canvas for years and still meeting resistance from certain departments? No problem. Partici...

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In a world of pure imagination, ponder using Google Hangouts for student support services like advising, virtual office hours, and tutoring without going “Wonka” in the process. The free group audio/video conferencing application is so sweet, even Au...

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InstructureCon 2015
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Can badges promote a more student-centered learning experience or is the result a "LittleCourse of Horrors"? Canvabadges were used in a face-to-face biostaticstics course andplanned for online biology and education courses. This presentation will cov...

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Learn how USU implemented media management strategies to facilitate the captioning and distribution of course content using Kaltura and Canvas. We will share our experiences and pain points as we have worked to refine our process to better serve our ...

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So your institution coughed up enough money for ONE person to attend. How do you make the most of this investment and take this awesome conference back with you for your colleagues to experience? This session will share ideas used to spread the Instr...

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InstructureCon 2015
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Forget the jazz standard of teaching, don your zoot suit, grab your favorite axe, and come learn how one instructor empowered his audience to make their own music in Canvas. What results from empowering students with the “Teacher” role in Canvas? An ...

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The challenge of adopting Canvas is over. So, what do you do next? Learn about our Canvas our Campus approach to maximize faculty usage of Canvas. Also, find out which key features of Canvas students love and how to get your faculty to use them on a ...

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At the University of Washington, many faculty grade all assignments on a 4.0 grade point scale. While Canvas allowed custom display grades, the user experience of setting them up was confusing and time consuming. Surveys of faculty showed that most c...

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Competency-based learning is emerging at the forefront of higher education. What technologies can be used to measure and assess student mastery of competencies and outcomes? Learn about the experiences and strategies of the UNT Health Science Center ...

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This session will provide a glimpse into the collaborative environment of a STEM/Project-Lead-The-Way (PLTW) classroom. The presenter will provide an overview of the paperless assessment and feedback process for student assignments in Canvas and how ...

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We will demonstrate how a Canvas grading protocol allows instructors to use multiple choice and short answer quizzes to assess and rate student competency using an embedded rubric.  Demonstrable competence is linked directly to student performance an...

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Searching for free digital lessons and content to support and motivate learners? Look no further than Learning Object Repositories. Join us to learn how to utilize LORs and Canvas Commons to locate, use, and share awesomely engaging learning objects,...

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This is the story of what happens when you try to roll out Canvas to more than 300,000 students. We'll address the questions you need to consider and the options available for integrating on a large scale. How does our story end? Come find out.Presen...

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As one of the largest two-year systems in the country, Maricopa’s move to Canvas posed some unique challenges. In this session we will discuss the lessons learned in our migration, from the selection process to the ongoing support of our diverse camp...

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UDOIT (Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool) will allow instructors to scan their courses for common accessibility issues. This session will show you how the tool works and when your LMS administrators can get their hands on it. (It’s free...

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In this session, participants will learn how Noblesville Schools used Canvas to gamify their online professional development to engage staff in meaningful, differentiated virtual learning. Participants will learn how to design a game-based challenge,...

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From year-round, rolling enrollment to monitored online social communities, our fully online K-12 program has tested the limits of Canvas. If you are considering an online program or just want to hear about some of our Dolly-esque hijinks, come on by...

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In 2014, Marian University was awarded a grant to develop faculty mentors and student mentees in the area of humanistic patient care. We aimed to create a usable space in Canvas for mentor-mentee interaction. This session will focus on how the course...

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InstructureCon 2015
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Students enjoy working on projects in groups. We will take you through one instructor's journey to increase student interaction with groups for projects and labs. One set or several, manually or self sign up, groups will help your course rock.Present...

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An effective subaccount hierarchy can go a long way toward making an admin's life, and their users' lives, much easier. We will cover a wide range of things to consider when planning your institution's structure. Examples will touch on SIS integratio...

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The Dental Hygiene Program at Florida SouthWestern State College created cohort classes and used rubrics and ungraded assignments to track and grade every clinical competency in the program. Data collection changed from a paper-based, data entry syst...

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This session will embark upon a journey to get courses designed using instructional design principles without having to be an instructional design expert. Take a detailed look at setting up a course using templates designed by the Clark County School...

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InstructureCon 2015
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Looking for innovative ways to integrate Canvas with classroom instruction? Come learn how teachers in Allen, Texas are embedding Canvas into instruction using stations in history, Google Docs to collaborate on law cases in government, Discussions fo...

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Do you want to increase student satisfaction and success in your online course? Deliveringthe right information at the right time using the right tool can do just that. Canvas tools andsettings allow faculty to reach students "where they live" with j...

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We all know that Canvas has an awesome Modules feature, but few instructors take advantage of all its capabilities (e.g., setting sequential order, using text headers, sharing Modules with fellow teachers, etc.). From guiding access to improving visu...

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Online math can be uncool, with expensive copyrighted tools. Canvas blazed an LMS path, and we integrated MyOpenMath. Custom question banks galore, free algorithmic problems—score! LTI keeps the gradebook synced, embedded homework via direct link. In...

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InstructureCon 2015
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