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During conversation with customers, a common question that arises during budget season is, "How can we determine which resources our learners are utilizing to inform our purchasing decisions for the upcoming fiscal year?" I am happy to report that those conversations are now easier with the release of the Apps and LTI…
One of the most common questions I receive as a Customer Success Manager revolves around leveraging Support and, specifically, how to navigate the Field Admin Console. I am excited to share that this episode of Dear Danielle provides a tour of the Field Admin Console. Do note this video only applies to users with the Field…
Facilitating Employee Onboarding Best Practices, Features, & Products to Take Onboarding in Canvas to the Next Level One of the best things I love about Canvas is the journey it has gone on and where it is today. What started as a Learning Management System to help higher education institutions has now evolved into spaces…
At Instructure, we believe that learning never ends! As your Customer Success team, we want to help you stay organized and on track with our newly updated Field Guide for Admins. This guide provides a clear roadmap for managing the Instructure Learning Platform, ensuring that important deadlines and tasks never slip…
With the new term starting in a variety of places, I wanted to highlight this week a recent feature that could be beneficial to you as an instructor, especially as it relates to efficiency and time saving strategies: Bulk Publish/Unpublish. This new feature has been a game changer for many instructors, and today, I want to…
One of the coolest parts of my job is working with the variety of institutions utilizing Canvas in such unique and different ways. A feature that comes up frequently in conversations is the recommendation of using the Groups feature. I like to call it the "hidden gem" inside of Canvas because it can be used in the…
As a new admin, there are probably some new terms you are still getting acquainted with, and today, I want to highlight two of them: production and beta. These are the two types of “environments” where your Canvas content can live. As an admin, it is important to be aware of these two different environments and in what…
With every new term, there is always an excitement that comes with incoming students, a fresh Canvas course, and obviously, a new set of pens. While there is a lot of excitement, there is also this hidden dread of the To Do list starting back up and juggling everything it takes to be an instructor in 2023. As a former…
With the start of a new school year, we often think of ways to make teaching easier but today, I was thinking about the person on the other end of the teaching experience: the student. There are many features in Canvas that can help students maximize students’ time and be more efficient with their learning. Today, I will…
Congratulations! You are a new admin inside of Canvas! We all have probably heard the phrase, “with great power comes great responsibility,” and the same is true for any Canvas admin. But the real question is, “what do I need to know, and where do I even begin?” Lucky for you, I’ve worked with a lot of incredible…
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