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Strengthening Trust Through Smarter Fraud Prevention for Transcripts
At Parchment by Instructure, our mission has always been to make the process of sending and receiving credentials simple, secure, and trusted. Every transcript represents a student’s hard work and academic journey. Recently, we’ve seen a notable increase in fake higher education enrollment. Scammers are using fraudulent…
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Readiness Is the New Confidence: Reflections from The State of Learning and Readiness Report
When we talk about readiness, it can sound like a finish line we are all trying to reach. In reality, readiness is something we build and rebuild every day. It is about confidence as much as it is about competence. Readiness is more than a set of skills. It is a mindset grounded in curiosity and the ability to adapt.…
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EDUCAUSE 2025 Reflections: Share Your Takeaways
EDUCAUSE may be over, but the conversations don't have to stop! Let’s reflect on what we learned, debated, and discovered together: What’s your biggest EDUCAUSE takeaway, and how do you think it will shape higher education in 2026 and beyond? Which themes stood out most this year? Was it AI, student experience,…
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How do we help students get ready?
When Instructure released its State of Learning and Readiness report, I read it with great interest. Its focus on readiness feels apt given the continuous change that has been our lot at my college and throughout higher education. The whirlwind also touches the work world that our students will enter (some already have),…
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EDUCAUSE Insights: Innovation and Readiness
EDUCAUSE is full of inspiration, whether you’re onsite or following from afar. Join the evolution by sharing what sparks your curiosity, the questions you have, and the insights you discover. We'll learn from each other, expand our networks, and strengthen our Community. Your perspective matters, and the more we share,…
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EDUCAUSE Insights: Collaboration and Community
EDUCAUSE is full of inspiration, whether you’re onsite or following from afar. Join the evolution by sharing what sparks your curiosity, the questions you have, and the insights you discover. We'll learn from each other, expand our networks, and strengthen our Community. Your perspective matters, and the more we share,…
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Top Insights from EDUCAUSE 2025: What We’re Learning
We’re in Nashville for EDUCAUSE and want to hear from you! Together, let’s capture the best ideas and takeaways from the week: What’s the most interesting idea or innovation you’ve heard at EDUCAUSE so far? AI continues to dominate conversations — what’s the most practical way you’ve seen it applied to learning and…
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Ready for EDUCAUSE 2025? Let’s connect!
We’re gearing up for EDUCAUSE in Nashville (Oct 27–30) and want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and get a jump on networking with your Higher Ed peers! Pick one, any, or all of these questions to get the conversation started: Are you heading to EDUCAUSE this year? What are you most excited to learn or experience…
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Resource Roundup from Instructure New & Next | October 2025 (Higher Ed)
This post summarizes the product updates covered in our Instructure New & Next webinar held on October 14 for our Higher Education customers in North America. The webinar covered both features that are available now and features that are coming very soon. This time we organized the updates more clearly by product, based on…
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Schools that Have Really Good Canvas Materials
Hello Higher Education Friends... When there is a problem we are trying to solve, we often go to Google and find another University that has already created support materials to face those problems. I am starting to find a few that I keep coming back to.. but I wondered if any of you would share your favorite University…
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Anyone tried a mega course site and had issues?
Hi Community, I've got a course that we are proposing a complex course site setup we are calling the mega course. The reason this is a solution is not important. Want I want to know if this setup is even a viable solution that will work. Will canvas bog down due to the amount of content? The number of students? The number…
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Distraction-free online history
Unlike my in-person classrooms, for my asynchronous online classes I have no control over the physical environment where teaching and learning occur. I value the extended access to learning that online education provides and recognize that I have to change my expectations of how students engage with the material. There are…
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Microsoft LTI upgrade in HIgher Education Setting.
I am a little freaked out after attending the webinar about changes that are occurring on MONDAY!!!! has anyone already switched out the LTI's and can let us know what the fallout was.. For example, I know already that our faculty that do Teams office hours, will likely need to regenerate a link.. Would love to talk to…
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How Higher Ed Institutions Can Support Distraction-Free Learning
Let’s share ideas on distraction-free learning! I’ve been thinking a lot about how we can help students focus in an increasingly noisy world, and I’d love to hear your thoughts. How are you creating distraction-free learning spaces on campus or in your courses? Share an article, a question, or even a small insight in this…
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Seeking Faculty Training Surveys
I am seeking examples of surveys offered pre- and post- Canvas training to inform the redesign of our current surveys. We are specifically interested in how other institutions assess their faculty’s preparedness for teaching with Canvas and the effectiveness of the training. Our current approach involves two main…