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Resource Roundup from Instructure New & Next | Q1 2025 (Higher Ed)
Thank you for attending a Q1 Instructure New and Next webinar. This post includes linked resources for the recent product releases covered in our Q1 2025 Instructure New & Next webinars, organized by theme. These resources have been created to help you better manage change and understand the impact and benefit of new…
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Canvas Catalog: Salesforce Integration
Discover the latest updates to Canvas Catalog designed to elevate your higher education experience! This video highlights the redesigned Catalog Info Page and powerful Salesforce integration, providing streamlined course promotion and improved data management. Learn how these enhancements can help you attract learners and…
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Need Ability to Lock EXPAND THREADS on Discussion Board Forums
The summer 2024 Canvas LMS updates resulted in a locked default of "Collapse Threads" on all discussion board forums. [Users can over-ride this setting but the "Expand Threads" button has to be clicked on every time a forum is opened.] The new "Collapse Threads" default is problematic for students -- since they often do…
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Khanmigo Teacher Tools in Canvas | Higher Ed
This higher education-focused one-page overview provides a summary of our seamless integration of Khanmigo Teacher Tools directly within Canvas. This feature is available to all US-based Canvas customers to simplify AI for educators and generate high-quality, trustworthy outputs. View the PDF in Google Drive
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Resource Roundup from Instructure New and Next | Higher Ed | September 2024
This post includes linked resources for the recent product releases covered in our September 2024 Instructure New and Next webinars, organized by theme. We’ll continue to update this post as more resources become available. After the Instructure New and Next Higher Ed session, you can access the recordings, Q&A reports,…
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CanvasConnect Conferences
CanvasConnect, what was previously named in some areas as "CanvasCon", is a regional one day mini conference. These conferences are especially great if you were not able to attend InstructureCon as it gives you a chance to experience a little of that without having to travel as far. CanvasConnects offer a chance for you to…
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Higher Ed Users Group: Focusing on What Matters Most
Tl;dr – We’re thrilled to share that the Higher Ed Canvas Users Group is evolving to support your needs and interests better. Starting September 16, 2024, you’ll notice the group will simply be called Higher Ed Users Group, and its focus will broaden beyond Canvas LMS. The changes you’ll experience in the Higher Ed Users…
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Those Hidden Permission... Again
Recently we found at my institution another of those hidden permissions. This one is not documented, which is one of the main issues. We have an elevated support role (for our Tier 1Tech Support) that has most of the teacher permissions and some admin permissions. But before I go too far... we don't allow our teachers to…
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Custom Enrollment Course Report - Export People in Course
With a gradebook export, instructors are able to get a list of students in a course. However, I have seen requests from instructors and admins to be able to download the People list as it includes other helpful information like last activity date/time and total activity time. To help address this desire, I created a…
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Export Assignment Submission Scores with Rubric Criteria Scores and Comments
Instructors often want to analyze student performance on assignments. Using the gradebook, instructors can analyze overall assignment grades. When using outcomes, instructors and admins have access to reports to analyze those criteria items. However, there isn't a Canvas report at present that makes it easy to analyze…
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Introducting Canvas Collections - add structure, visuals, context to Modules
Introduction Canvas Collections is an open source tool that helps to transform the Canvas modules index page by adding structure, visuals, and context. This can help you improve the organisation, aesthetics, usability, and findability of your Canvas course. Improvements known to enhance student self-efficacy, motivation,…
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HE - Back to Campus: Instructure Support Can Help
Our Instructure Global Support team has been hard at work preparing for our busiest time of year, or Peak Period, between the first part of August and continuing through the end of September. We’d like to share a few updates and insights into what you can expect during this busy time of year. Our recruiting and training…
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Make MORE Memories at InstructureCon 2023 with Pre-Con!
Make MORE Memories at InstructureCon 2023 Pre-Con being held Wednesday Morning What’s Included in This Post? • Why You Should Attend • What's Being Offered at Pre-Con This Year • Wednesday Sessions Pre-Conference workshops offer users a deep dive into a range of topics presented by learning, strategy, and design experts…
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simulating/replicating Blackboard "template variables" in Canvas
Our institution is just completing a migration from Blackboard to Canvas. While Canvas appears to offer some very useful capabilities for our purposes, there may be some features of Blackboard that we miss somewhat. Among these are the "template variables" that could be utilized to embed user or course information into the…
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Upcoming Conferences!
Conferences, 'Cons, Virtuals, PDs, Instructional Days, Bootcamps, Fireside Chats. Whatever you call them, they fill us with ideas, knowledge, and a burning desire to get back into action and put what we have learned into practice. Often we leave and our wheels are spinning faster than the day or conference itself. But how…