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In 7 short months, we packed our bags and moved to Canvas! Inspired by InstructureCon’s fun, energetic, and welcoming community, we rolled out our highly visual, social, and human-centered technology adoption. Through storytelling and activities, par...

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 @tracy_stuntz ‌ 0041381‌   Faculty are often inundated with obligations during the semester, so it’s difficult to complete significant professional development. To accommodate more instructors and meet the needs of online teacher certifications, the...

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Dr. Marisa Beard Mr. Berlin Fang     Canvas contract ending? What steps should you take to consider what has gone well and what could be improved? Abilene Christian University has experience with surveying faculty and students, considering other vend...

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 @gmsharpe ‌ vanzandt‌   Synchronizing data between Canvas and external sources can feel like surfing the big one with a kickboard. Data comes in many shapes, from many sources. At UC Davis, we’ve combined enterprise integrations with contemporary to...

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 @adon_irani ‌     Completely non-technical plain language talk on leveraging the Canvas API to facilitate innovative teaching, learning & research activities: Personalized Writing Journals for high scale Academic English instruction; Research Poster...

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Three institutions (Harvard University, Oregon State University, and the University of Iowa) will share best practices & lessons learned from launching Canvas Catalog at each institution. Topics include tips for collaborating with groups across campu...

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 @peterduffy_ihub ‌   Rolling out a LMS for the first time brings unique institutional challenges. Deploying it for use in a non-traditional tertiary environment furthers the challenges, but also brings about great opportunities for positive change. ...

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asbarron‌  @cduran1 ‌     Students graduating into post-secondary opportunities are asked to document their learning, too often, by references to proxy measures, such as course grades, GPA, or transcripts. Badges and performance assessments cite evid...

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jenny.b.trombatore‌ ryan.mcnavage‌  @jason_m_sherwoo ‌   Using Practice within school courses and district professional learning courses to improve teachers' effective use of instructional practices in a way that leverages peer feedback.

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Speaker: Megan Bracewell   Dive into strategies that elevate Canvas tools to embrace quality and accessibility frameworks including Quality Matters, Universal Design for Learning, and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. This session will explore ho...

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rbooth‌  @akoning ‌   By combining the powers of Canvas with the Institute of Play’s Game-Like Learning Principles we can create an online learning environment were students are engaged, challenged and excited to participate. Venture beyond badging a...

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 @delayna_breckon ‌  @Tasha_Biesinger ‌       The assessment wave is peaking and Delayna and Tasha are ready to surf the tube! Come learn how CWU and OSU are using account-level rubrics to track campus-wide general education and program-specific outc...

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justin.andersen‌  @michelle_shimmi ‌ Katie Blunt   This presentation will go over the use of the Canvas Templates as a method for beginners and experienced users of Canvas within the classroom to alleviate the stress and pressure of starting a course...

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 @awerhane ‌   Proficiency-based. Blended. Personalization. The very foundations of how teachers flow through their workload is changing rapidly. Students are asked to learn and demonstrate knowledge differently. With Canvas, teachers can find a one-...

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 @cpink ‌ Leslie Mojeiko     Modeling best practice in online course development, UF instructional designers facilitate credentialed instructional development and faculty support offerings through Canvas, which also allows faculty to experience Canva...

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 @dianepbh ‌ nhartel‌  @eellis1 ‌   Our online program is highly flexible. Kids start any time during the year. They can earn full or partial credit. Learn about a useful tool we worked with Canvas to develop for teachers to track progress of each st...

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Freya Van Saun     This session will explore how we used Canvas to support the transition of our onsite design studio courses to fully online courses for our distance-learning program. Trial and error, combined with a design thinking mindset, has res...

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 @tub73810 ‌ Elizabeth Reyes     Fox School of Business instructional designers design and develop weekly Canvas Tips to assist faculty with learning the LMS. Each brief tip identifies a tool, feature or piece of advice that faculty can use to update...

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 @jsummers2 ‌   If you haven't caught the Standards Based Learning/Grading wave or have been riding it for years, this session covers the variety of Canvas features that support SBL. You will see examples of targeting student learning by standard, as...

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 @BradMoser ‌   Yo dudes and dudettes, learning mastery can talk to the Canvas grade book with a couple API calls and it’s well worth it. Join us on this, our second wave of, adventure as we will share the do’s and don’t of making scores from Outcome...

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 @Pam_Batchelor ‌  @tiffany_kinney ‌   Join us to explore how Canvas can be leveraged to promote the success of Open Education Resources for K-12 and professional learning as North Carolina goes Open with our OER repository- #GoOpenNC. Strategies and...

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 @Pam_Batchelor ‌ cbarham‌   Discover how the North Carolina Department of Instruction partners with Canvas at the state level to provide a consistent platform for curriculum distribution and professional development. Identify key benefits of statewi...

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jason.a.milke‌  @elise_f_hawkins ‌ Jon Allaire   This session will take a look at how we leveraged Canvas and Catalog to offer content to community stakeholders, including incoming Kindergarten families. We will explore how we enrolled participants a...

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mmroe‌  @lcayres ‌   Deadlines got you down? How can an online school ensure quality course design within Canvas in a fast-growing environment? Learn how Launch, a virtual school serving over 150 districts in Missouri combined Quality Matters strateg...

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Robert Bajor Wayne Skipper   During this presentation you will learn how to leverage Digital Promise’s catalogue of over 400 competency-based, research-backed micro-credentials within your instance of Canvas. You’ll also learn how to build PD program...

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Erin Mills  @gnordberg ‌     Switching from Blackboard to Canvas allowed faculty to re-imagine teaching and learning. Through needs assessment and gap analysis, the IT Department supported faculty with technology integration and best practices for st...

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Lee Linda J     Teaching teams with multiple sections may opt for combined or separate Canvas sites. Blueprint offers a third way. But when is it most appropriate? We’ll discuss which factors have led to success or dissatisfaction among Wharton facul...

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Lauren Williams mattg‌     We're on a mission to update and elevate each of the Canvas Learning Objects that you use to build your courses. In this session you'll learn about the foundation we're building for the future and hear about a piece you can...

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 @kturco ‌     The vision of a data-informed education is now closer than ever. New technologies make it possible for us to deliver deeper, more personalized insights in highly interactive intuitive user experiences. With these new tools at our dispo...

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Deactivated user‌ SVP Engineering     3rd Annual Interactive Product and Engineering leadership panel where we share our technical vision, respond to questions, and take a look behind the scenes. Live polling and some surprises are also in store!

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