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The Impact of Visual Content: Meeting the Needs of the Neurodiverse Population - Thursday, July 11 a
Details * As instructors in higher education, we are asked to meet the learning needs of a wide range of students, including the neurodiverse student population. The Universal Design of Learning framework calls for providing varied course content to achieve that. However, without clear guidelines, this can be daunting,…
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Embracing Accessibility - 7 Simple Steps to Create Accessible Content
Day, July 10 at 05:00pm Embracing Accessibility - 7 Simple Steps to Create Accessible Content Presenters Diana Montealegre Beltran Instructional Designer - University of Colorado Boulder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-montealegre-beltran/ Email: Diana.MontealegreBeltran@colorado.edu Abstract / Session Overview…
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Session Recap: Boldly Going Online: Navigating the Accessibility Toolkit
Wed, JUL 10 at 2:00pm, PT Presenters * @valentinesking * @RebeccaMoulder Details Join the Wharton School as we embark on the next generation of education, with accessibility at the forefront of innovation and progress. Learn how we implemented an accessibility toolkit of processes & products, including Cidi Labs UDOIT…
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Canvas ReBOOT: How a Texas district re-engaged, reset, and rebooted Canvas expectations
Wednesday, July 10 at 4:00pm Presenters LaSonya Cobbs, Krista Keiser, Kim Munoz, Charissa Scott Abstract / Session Overview Canvas ReBOOT: How a Texas district re-engaged, reset, and rebooted Canvas expectations New Caney ISD has revamped its Canvas strategies for a post-Covid educational setting. Explore how the needs…
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Canvas Catalog Chronicles: Unveiling the Learnmore.jhu.edu Odyssey
Canvas Catalog Chronicles: Unveiling the Learnmore.jhu.edu Odyssey Thu Jul 11, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Presenters Robert Kearns, Ashley Law, Megan Thorne Summary Embark on a year-long journey of deploying Canvas Catalog as Learnmore.jhu.edu at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and managing the first $500k in transactions.…
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Creating Effective Student Technology Consultants to Support your Faculty & Initiatives
Wednesday, July 10th at 4:00pm Abstract / Session Overview Presenters will discuss CU Boulder's Academic Technology Consultants, a small group of graduate student employees that train instructors on how to use Canvas, focusing on lessons learned in developing consultants' technical and pedagogical expertise. We will share…
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Canvas Unveiled A Four-Year Journey in Course Design Evolution
Day 2, July 10 at 3:00pm Abstract / Session Overview Canvas Unveiled: A Four-Year Journey in Course Design Evolution Join us as we take you on a captivating journey through our four-year evolution in course design. Our presentation, title “Canvas Unveiled”, will showcase the transformative changes and innovative…
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Ed Tech High Rollers Winning big with the Learning Technology Adoption Process (LTAP)
Day, July 11 at 11:00am Presenters Dr. Julie Schell, Karyn Kondoff, and Angela Turner Abstract / Session Overview The LTAP is a comprehensive framework for formally vetting academic technologies. The framework guides informed decision-making about the adoption of learning technologies on campus. It offers a central…
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Session Recap - App Smash Bros: Merging Innovative Ed-Tech for a Virtual 360 Syllabus Quiz
Thursday, July 11, 2024 During InstructureCon 2024, I was able to attend a session titled “App Smash Bros: Merging Innovative Ed-Tech for a Virtual 360 Syllabus Quiz”. The session was presented by a dynamic team from Florida International University (FIU), that included Instructional Design Consultant Jeni Lopez,…
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Session Recap - Closing Keynote: Exploring Passion and Perseverance with Jimmy Chin
Thursday, July 11, 2024 As InstructureCon 2024 drew to a close, the closing keynote, “Exploring Passion and Perseverance with Jimmy Chin” was an inspiring fireside chat with the legendary Jimmy Chin and Instructure VP of Global Academic Strategy, Ryan Lufkin. For those who couldn’t make it, here’s a recap I made with the…
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Session Recap - Re-envisioning Quality and Intentional Use of Learning Technologies: An Everyday Goa
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 During InstructureCon 2024, I was able to attend a session titled “Re-envisioning Quality and Intentional Use of Learning Technologies: An Everyday Goal at SPCC”. The presenter, Catalina Ramírez, the Director of eLearning at South Piedmont Community College, shared how SPCC made quality the…
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Session Recap - Afternoon Keynote: Innovation - Learning Through Personal Connection
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 The Wednesday afternoon keynote titled, “Innovation - Learning Through Personal Connection” led by Shiren Vijiasingam, the Chief Product Developer at Instructure. Additional speakers included Rachel Swanson, Director of K12 Solutions Engineering, and Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy. The…
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Session Recap - Microsoft + Canvas Integrations: Better together!
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 During InstructureCon 2024, I was able to attend a great session titled “Microsoft + Canvas Integrations: Better together!”. The presenters, Andrea Tseng-Rioux and TJ Vering, from Microsoft, shared interesting information and demos on the current and future LTIs from Microsoft. Here’s a recap I made…
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Session Recap - Opening Keynote: Together We Thrive - Welcome to the Ed-cosystem
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 InstructureCon 2024 kicked off with a great opening keynote. The presentation started with a video welcoming everyone to the Ed-cological Exploration Society initiation week. After the video, Instructure CEO, Steve Daley came out to get things started. Below are some of the highlights summarized by…
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Session Recap - Always Something There to Remind Me: Automated Canvas Due Date Reminders
Day 2, July 10 at 10:00am Presenters James Whalley, Senior Instructional Design Technologist, Cornell University Marina Tokman, Assistant Director of Learning Technologies, Cornell University Joshua Armes, Lead Systems Integrator, Wayne State University Summary This session delved into the positive effects of assignment…