PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS (instcon16)

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WORKSHOP TRACK

Business School Roundtable (4 hours)

@RobDitto ​

hallmans​

Sean Wiggins

The Business School Roundtable is a forum dedicated to helping new and existing Canvas users reach the academic and strategic objectives that are unique to the business school environment. Attendees will represent national and international business schools of all sizes. Administrators, support staff, instructors, and end users are all welcome to participate.

We will have presentations from four business schools that have been using Canvas for four or more years. The moderators will discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of their experiences, with time for questions and group conversation. Presenters include Columbia Business School, Darden Business School, Wharton Business School, and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.

This forum is intended to meet the needs of a diverse group of business schools and while the focus will be on business school related topics, all of those interested are welcome to attend. The more the merrier! Click to Register ($50)​

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Support Field Day: Course-Related Tickets (90 mins)

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From students being locked out of quizzes to teachers failing to publish assignments to department admins requesting grading histories for large classes, this session covers a variety of tickets related to course design and delivery. Participants will work in small groups and be challenged to troubleshoot common tickets ranging in difficulty. Discussions about different solutions with the Canvas Support team will follow. Click to Register ($125)​

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Glamping Up Canvas (90 mins)

 @jperkins ​

Want your students to have a "glamorous" experience in Canvas? Come learn a host of tactics for making your course design not only engaging, but also responsive for both web and mobile view. Learn to maximize the tools in Canvas—from the Rich Content Editor to the style guide—and take customization to a whole new level. Click to Register ($125)​

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The API Song (90 mins)

@kenneth_larsen ​

@tyler_clair ​

The session that has attendees singing about APIs is back with another camp verse. This workshop will demonstrate various API interactions and give participants a guided, hands-on experience using API to configure and pull reports from Canvas. Perfect for Canvas admins and other Canvas technology enthusiasts. No singing talent required. Click to Register ($125)​

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The Future Is Wide Open (90 mins)

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Open education is much like living in the wild. Survival requires specific knowledge and resources, and if you do survive, your life will never be the same. Learn about the open tools and resources Instructure offers. Discuss best practices in building and adopting an open-centric strategy in your teaching and learning environment. This session will include a live resource-building challenge. Click to Register ($125)​

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Scaling Course Management and Instructor Engagement (90 mins)

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Creating consistency in course experience can be challenging when working with a fleet of well-intentioned professionals with competing demands. When you work with a large population of adjunct professors or part-time teachers, standardizing a process for courses that focuses on high levels of instructor engagement is important to student outcomes. Learn innovative ways to design quality-assurance processes across your courses in order to empower faculty and cultivate strong relationships among your staff. Click to Register ($125)​

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Trek the Canvas Community (90 mins)

@Renee_Carney ​

@scottdennis ​

Have you ever completed a hike that left you both inspired and exhausted? Perhaps you discovered unexplored territory or pushed yourself to a new threshold. Learning and leveraging Canvas is ambitious, given its powerful and rich array of tools for teaching and learning. A hike through the Canvas Community is often the best way to find inspiration, so join us on our trek; we’ll unearth new resources, explore alternative training terrain, and forge new paths that make Canvas better. Come and connect with others during your Canvas journey! Click to Register ($125)​

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Orienteering with ServiceCloud (90 mins)

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For camp, you typically need a map and compass to help you determine your route of travel. For Canvas, you need the ServiceCloud. Whether you're a newly minted Canvas admin or you've been working support tickets for years, this session will give you the grand tour of our upgraded ServiceCloud and teach you everything you need to know to find, read, escalate, and respond to tickets. Session will include discussions around use cases and open Q&A with the Canvas Support team. Click to Register ($125)​

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A Mobile Scavenger Hunt (90 mins)

 @jperkins ​

Jump into the mobile experience. Start by learning a few tips and tricks for designing effective mobile assignments in Canvas, then help build mobile assignments in teams, and end with the evaluation and assessment of each assignment as it relates to the student experience. Walk away with greater appreciation of what it means to be a mobile student. Click to Register ($125)​

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Support Field Day: Admin-Related Tickets (90 mins)

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From CSS issues to LTI integrations to API solutions, this session covers a variety of issues related to administration and enhancement of Canvas. Participants will work in small groups and be challenged to troubleshoot common types of tickets ranging in difficulty. Discussions about different solutions with the Canvas Support team will follow. Click to Register ($125)​

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Canvas Data: User Testing and Q&A (90 mins)

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Canvas Data is just the beginning. In this session, you'll spend some time with the Canvas Data and Analytics team, discuss and troubleshoot Canvas Data scenarios, ask questions, and provide candid feedback for the next phase of Canvas Analytics. Click to Register (FREE Focus Group)​

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Data for Your District, Department, or School (3 hours)

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What does it mean to have a data strategy? Canvas Data offers schools access to lots of data, but its analysis is ineffective if the findings don't prompt action. This session is a deep-dive into Canvas Data. You'll learn best practices in leveraging this service, discuss ways data can help answer strategic questions, and practice basic data crunching to surface the most commonly requested queries in higher ed and K-12. Click to Register ($195)​

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Camp Engagement Counselors: Rollout Songs and Winning Skits (3 hours)

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@lstark ​

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How do you elicit consensus in your organization around a Canvas rollout? What's your strategy regarding change management, communication, vision-setting, and ensuring ongoing success? Join the Canvas Engagement Team as they share examples from institutions who've had successful rollouts and reveal strategies to deal with roadblocks that can create plateaus in Canvas implementation. Participants will leave with sample rollout plans, ready-to-use templates, as well as, tips to building strategies that reimagine teaching and learning. Click to Register ($195)​

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How to Light a Fire and Build an LTI (3 hours)

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Implementation Team

It takes a little more than rubbing two sticks together to light a fire. But once you get a spark, the rest is easy. Building an LTI is (kind of) similar. This technical session will guide you through a step-by-step process to build and integrate a basic LTI for Canvas. (Seats are limited.) Click to Register ($195)​

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TRAINING TRACK

All sessions in this "Training Track" will be offered by an engaging and very experienced camp counselor... who also happens to be a member of the  @training1 ​! All sessions are 90 minutes unless one is enrolled in the All-Day Training.

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Using Canvas in the Elementary Environment (90 mins)

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This training provides K12 educators with a greater understanding of how to leverage Canvas tools to foster connections outside of the classroom. You'll learn to create engaging content pages, improve communication with parents, increase parent involvement in student learning, and more. Leveraging modular design and student-centered learning,  teachers can differentiate and meet the needs of all learners in their classrooms. Participants will learn to use assignments, quizzes, discussions, and modules to maximize student learning. Click to Register ($125)​

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Canvas Course Facilitator Training (90 mins)

 @ndemas ​

This session prepares teachers who will facilitate pre-designed courses in Canvas. Participants will learn how to adjust account settings, navigate the Canvas interface, grade student work, manage the course roster, access Canvas support, and communicate with students. Click to Register ($125)​

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Canvas Collaboration and Group Work (90 mins)

aadams​

This training introduces teachers to collaboration features in Canvas, including discussions, group assignments, the Collaborations tool, and web conferencing. Participants will discuss how these tools can be used to enhance their class activities. Click to Register ($125)​

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Canvas Assessment and Grading (90 mins)

 @training1 ​

This training introduces instructors to features they can use to provide feedback and communicate grades with their students. Participants will learn how to employ Rubrics, the Gradebook, and SpeedGrader™. Click to Register ($125)​

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Canvas Outcomes and Rubrics (90 mins)

 @training1 ​

This training reviews best practices for utilizing Outcomes and Rubrics in Canvas assignments, discussions, and quizzes, along with specific applications of the Learning Mastery Gradebook and the Canvas Magic Marker app. Click to Register ($125)​

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Strategies for Training the Trainer (90 mins)

 @training1 ​

This training introduces participants to effective practices and strategies for training others on using Canvas. Participants compare and discuss the needs of their institutions and explore which training initiatives might work best for them. They also learn about the training materials and opportunities provided by Instructure and the greater Canvas community. Click to Register ($125)​

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Canvas Mobile Apps (90 mins)

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This training is designed to help teachers better understand the many ways the Canvas mobile apps suite can improve the classroom experience for both students and teachers. During this webinar you'll learn the features and functionality of the Canvas app, how to improve assessment workflow using the SpeedGrader and Magic Marker apps, and how to increase engagement using Polls. Click to Register ($125)​

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Canvas Essentials: HIGHER ED (6 hours)

 @thomas_t ​

You may be a newbie to Canvas, but you're no stranger to teaching and learning. This hands-on workshop provides an in-depth overview of Canvas within a pedagogical framework. Learn all the ins and outs of Canvas tools while designing with purpose. Topics will be specifically tailored to the Higher Ed audience. Click to Register ($295 + Lunch Included)​

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Canvas Essentials: K12 (6 hours)

 @erin_keefe ​

You may be a newbie to Canvas, but you're no stranger to teaching and learning. This hands-on workshop provides an in-depth overview of Canvas within a pedagogical framework. Learn all the ins and outs of Canvas tools while designing with purpose. Topics will be specifically tailored to the K-12 audience. Click to Register ($295 + Lunch Included)​

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Canvas Essentials: ADMINS (6 hours)

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The list of to-dos is long and wide for a Canvas admin. Let us impart some applicable knowledge for new admins, such as: account structure, account settings, and roles and permissions. We'll also take a closer look at no-nonsense tools to help you communicate with staff, track outcomes and progress, and monitor what's taking place within your institution. Topics will be specifically tailored to Canvas admins. Click to Register ($295 + Lunch Included)​

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