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From Assessment to Achievement: Evidence-Based Assessment That Drives Improved Student Outcomes
Presented by Mary Styers - Director, Evidence, Instructure Alli Sobiecki - Director, Assessment Content, Instructure Elin Jacobson - Elementary Technology Coach, Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 Session Description Assessment data alone doesn’t improve student outcomes, what educators do with it does. Join…
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How Canvas is Learning to Understand Learning
Presented by Arohi Desai, Director of Product Management, Instructure Zach Pendleton, Chief Architect, Instructure Workshop Description Canvas has always helped deliver learning. Now it's learning to understand it. Most AI treats a course as text. It can answer a question, but it can't tell you what a student actually…
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Building Responsible AI Practices through Instructure’s Certified Strategist Program
Presented by Cory Chitwood - Sr. Learning Consultant, Instructure Erin Keefe - Program Manager, Professional Services Jo Cox, Yorktown Community Schools Alyson MIke, Silicon Valley University Darcie Priester, Manassas Park City Schools Workshop Description Artificial intelligence is shifting the educational landscape, but…
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Reclaim Your Time: AI Strategies for Teaching Online
Presented by Daniel Guillot - Solutions Engineer, Instructure Taiyo Inoue - Professor of Mathematics, California Polytechnic State University Session Description Online, in-person, or hybrid; regardless of your classroom modality, keeping an online presence requires some level of administrative tasks. For many educators,…
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Canvas Plus in Action: Real Workflows, Real Outcomes
Presented by Kellen Hansen, Principal Product Specialist, Instructure Allison Howell, Group Product Manager, Instructure Hillary Simons, Principal Product Specialist, Instructure Ruth Thornton, Director, Product Management, Instructure Brian Chervitz Michael Durbin Workshop Description Institutions are being asked to do…
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From Compliance to Growth: Building Meaningful Teacher PD with Digital Badges
Presented by Jason Gildner, Principal Product Specialist, Instructure Workshop Description Professional development should inspire educator growth, not simply fulfill compliance requirements. In this interactive presentation, K–12 leaders will explore what makes professional learning meaningful, engaging, and worth…
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Redesigning Canvas: Modern Workflows for Teaching and Learning
Presented by Shelby Schaefer - Director, Product Marketing, Instructure Ruth Thornton - Director, Product Management, Instructure Workshop Description This workshop will showcase how Canvas is evolving core workflows to improve efficiency, usability, and learner engagement across the platform. The session will focus on…
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New Quizzes Transition Support + A Sneak Peek at Future Enhancements
Presented by Marcus Vu - Principal Product Specialist Instructure Alexis Bussa - Director Product Design Emily Koutsoyannis - Product Specialist Instructure Kyle-Prescott Ogunbase - Sr. Product Manager Instructure Chris Casey - Director of Digial Education University of Michigan Session Description Whether your institution…
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Work Smarter with IgniteAI: Prompting strategies and Canvas Next tools
Presented by Olivia Kido - Product Manager, Instructure Gergely Tar - Product Manager, Instructure Deepa Prasad - Director, Product Marketing, Instructure Kyle Cole - Senior Solutions Engineer, Instructure Session Description Generative AI is the technology of the moment, but knowing how to use it well makes all the…
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Enable and Engage at the Right Moment: Delivering Just-in-Time Messages Across the Instructure Ecosystems
Presented by Melissa McClelland Hillary Simons Kyle Cole Session Description How can institutions effectively reach overwhelmed learners and educators? With over half of users not opening emails, better communication timing and placement are essential. This session explores how Impact by Instructure delivers timely,…
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Expanding Impact through Instructure Services
Presented by Brandon Broschinsky Michelle Lattke Session Description Ever wonder how to get all the best tips and tricks for Canvas and more? Welcome to the ultimate Instructure services showcase! In this interactive, high-energy gallery walk, members from our Instructional Design, Professional Learning, Strategic…
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IgniteAI: Built for Education, Backed by Research
Presented by Mary Styers Arohi Desai Session Description AI in education isn't new, but AI built for education is. This session digs into what separates IgniteAI by Instructure from generic AI tools and why that distinction matters for your institution. We'll walk through the educational research frameworks behind…
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From Launch to Momentum: Evolving Canvas Career Together
Presented by Ryan Dontas Jenny Thai Daniel Bryson Mark Anthony Pinon Session Description Canvas Career launched with a bold vision: help organizations deliver skills-based learning that is flexible, measurable, and built for today’s workforce. One year later, we’re reflecting on what we’ve learned from early adopters, the…
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Actionable Analytics at Every Level to Achieve Strategic Goals
Presented by @Gergely Tar @Hillary26Simons @Kyle Cole Session Description Effective analytics do more than report what happened. They help institutions decide what to do next. Join this session to see how analytics capabilities grow across Canvas Core, Canvas Plus, Canvas Next, and Intelligent Insights. We will show how…
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Experiential Learning
Speakers Melissa Loble, Instructure Jason Blackstock, How to Change the World Session Description Join us for an engaging fireside chat exploring the transformative shift toward experiential and social learning. This session addresses how traditional, output-based assessment models are facing an existential crisis due to…