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Asynchron-ish Learning: How 3 Harvard Schools Leverage Canvas to Drive Engagement Online
@christine_mckeo kerry_foley @vashi In this session, panelists from three Harvard schools will discuss how they flipped the script on asynchronous courses to create dynamic online programs for working professionals. With an emphasis on community-building, learning supports, and engagement, panelists will explain how…
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The Swedes and the Canvas Dance! The Story of the SALSA Network: When 23 Universities Collaborate in
@minette_henriks In Sweden we’re collaboration experts. Maybe a result of our long history of assembling Ikea furnitures… Beginning last year, 23 of the Swedish universities have been rolling out Canvas together – a journey based on the idea of collaboration and the birth of a network called SALSA. This is our story.
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Get Moving! On the Road to Adoption
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, participants will identify challenges, brainstorm new possibilities, and…
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Accelerated Summer Online Certification
@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 distance education team decided to offer summer certifications to meet the…
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Top Considerations for Renewing Canvas
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 vendors, evaluating the gaps and ultimately staying with Canvas. Join a lively…
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A Flexible Framework for Automating SIS Data Provisioning and Related Integrations for Canvas
@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 tools to build a flexible framework for automating data provisioning and…
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Transformative Teaching & Learning: There’s an API for That!
@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 Project with 800+ students, 120 groups, 3 courses + group health check?!; Lab…
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Getting Started With Canvas Catalog: Lessons Learned & Best Practices
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 campus, Catalog configuration options, pros/cons of using Catalog, and…
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A blank CANVAS: A Performing Arts journey in the use of a LMS
@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. Come hear the creative ways The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts…
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Using a competency based approach to broaden access to college credit through performance based asse
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 evidence of direct demonstrations of learning. Educators -- students, teachers, and…