My first Learning Hero jumped to mind immediately when Mimo Ito asked us to identify someone in our life who impacted us in a memorable and empowering way. Many of us may have gravitated to education as a career because someone in our past sparked th...

InstructureCon is popular. There's over two billion* educators and technologists here. There are also certain subjects and sessions that are more popular than others and that means a large portion of those two billion are going to want to attend. Non...

Once again the first night here at Instructure Con was both a great party and a chance to sit around and talk about the nuts and bolts of what we do and love.  Each year people sit around the fire pits, on couches, and picnic tables until the wee hou...

Whether this was your first or fifth keynote address, I hope you found a great take away to evaluate what you are bringing to the world in terms of empathy.  I think we have all seen the difference it makes in our own lives when someone treats us wit...

Canvas Team,Truly enjoying your creative Musical motiff.  But I need a digital avatar to rock out with Jenny Jett? Where can I go to get a virtual make-over?Sophia

Thank you to the wonderful people in the mobile tent for helping me figure out how to accessthe community on my S5.

Guess what's trending on my Twitter feed this morning...Right up there with Lebron, the Donald, and Madonna!

I was extremely impressed with Josh Coates plenary. As a language teacher, empathy is key. We have about 30 ESL teachers in our Intensive English Program. One factor that contributes most to our teachers' success is their own previous experience lear...

It is encouraging to see that higher institutions are involved in conferences with K-12 educators. There is hope, yet, that the educational gap between higher institutions and K-12 will improve. We are loosing too many students after high school. We ...

Awesomely engaging keynote with some surprising student tech stats! Having a blast and learning lots at InstructureCon! #digitalyouth

If you did not register for the pre-conference but want to know what happened in the sessions, then get in on the action by clicking Pre-Conference 2015​. The online area is now officially open to all attendees. Reach out to presenters and/or join th...

Can badges promote a more student-centered learning experience or is the result a "Little Course of Horrors"? Canvabadges were used in a face-to-face biostatistics course and planned for online biology and education courses. This presentation will co...

Not having the chance to attend instcon​ this year, I knew the only way to keep up with the organized chaos that is Instructure, would be through social media and live streaming. So to all of those out there who continue to share your fun, knowledge,...

It was so exciting to arrive to buzzing room full of K-12 Canvas users today at the K-12 Canvas Meet & Greet!  What a great way to kick off my first InstructureCon:  learning about the upcoming sessions, talking to colleagues from across the country,...

​I don't know if it's just me, but i often find myself in situations where several different moments in life collide or intersect in an uncanny way. Where seemingly random moments, words, or peoplet come together unexpectedly. I probably shouldn't be...

It's no mystery that we've done things a little bit differently this year for #instcon. We baked InstructureCon and all its intricacies right into this new Canvas Community platform (lovejive​)The great quandary of InstructureCon is this:With all the...

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Every good Jazz Hand Dancer knows that all 5 fingers are crucial to your success.  All That Jazz: Canvas Essentials​ presenter  @lstark ​ summarized her session today by emphasizing the 5 ESSENTIAL areas that need your attention when building a Canva...

Last night (or more accurately, very early in the morning), I was thinking about why we do what we do as employees at Canvas. I can't speak for everyone at Instructure, but I can probably speak for a good majority of them. I used to work in an indust...

Let's face it JOSH COATES ​always delivers an awesome keynote, but you know what might make it even more b-e-t-t-e-r?Play #joshcoates #instcon #bingo.Everyone has the same card so pay attention and yell BINGO when he utters that last word. Here's the...

Taking this opportunity to explore park city before the main event!  Picked out some souvenirs on Main street, had lunch a Draft meeting some fun peeps, che ked out the gondola view, and met some awesome canvas employees.  Getting ready to go meet th...

How many Minnesotans are at InstCon?!Let's start a conversation here. It would be great to connect.

Looks like a panda-rific forecast for InstructureCon 2015!

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Hey google heads,Looks like these are the sessions that will discus google apps in some way.WEDNESDAY> 10:15 - 10:45 AMLocation: HYATT:ESCALANTETeaching With Video In Canvas> 10:15 - 10:45 AMLocation: SILVERADO:SILVERADO 1Course Setup Using Google Do...

If you've never had the pleasure of working within a Business school, it may be tough to imagine just how different things can be in that building across campus. Today's Business School Roundtable session (pre-conference) was, if nothing else, comfor...

Can't get enough mobile? Missed the Get Your Mobile on the Dance Floor​ pre-con session? Wanted to attend the session but couldn't? Have some insights to share about mobile? Or, just wanna chat it up with these mobile guys? @rseilham ​ and lukebennet...

MEET THE COMMUNITY TEAM (instcon15)​At least two members of the Community Team​ will be on-site at any time​.  Find them wandering around and take a selfie to earn 20 points and a super exclusive badge!​  To earn your badge post your selfie to MEET T...

holly.williams​ and  @sklahn ​ along with 7 other colleagues from Duneland School Corporation attended the All That Jazz: Canvas Essentials​.  Some of them have been using Canvas previously and others are new!  They all agreed that it was a great wa...