Higher Ed leaders, let’s thrive together! From the Northeast US Canvas Summit to AI-powered learning innovations, explore product updates, accessibility advances, and expert webinars designed to support student success and faculty empowerment.

• Instructure New and Next: Discover the latest product updates, demos, and resources from our product teams. Missed a session? Watch the latest or register now for October’s live event.
• Higher Ed Canvas Summit – October 21: Join academic leaders across the Northeast US to share strategies for reducing operational burdens and driving institutional success.
• Unlock Student Engagement: New Canvas Catalog x Impact integration tracks real-time student activity and delivers timely messages to support learning journeys.
• Enhanced Course Readiness: New criteria for Due Dates, Gradebook, and Home Page help instructors ensure courses are fully prepared for day one of the semester.
• Canvas Catalog x Credentials: Strengthening the connection between badges and real course opportunities to enhance learner pathways.
• Canvas Catalog Now Fully WCAG 2.2 AA Accessible: Achieved highest accessibility standards, reinforcing our commitment to inclusive education.
• Become a Canvas Certified Power User: New 12-week certification program starting October 27 — ideal for newcomers and those refreshing their skills.
• EduTrends Podcast – Teaching and Equity in the Age of AI: Hear how the University of Michigan is developing custom AI tools to support personalized, equitable, and inclusive learning.
• Free Webinar – Indiana University on AI-Powered Active Learning (Oct 16): Learn how AI tools helped reduce DFW rates by 11.5% and boosted student success through engaging, scalable learning.
• Free Webinar – AI in Education: Striking the Right Balance (Oct 1): Join Copyleaks and Canvas to explore how AI detection can support academic integrity and transparency while simplifying faculty workflows.
• Empowering Faculty with WeVideo Integration: Embed interactive videos directly inside Canvas for engaging lessons, formative assessments, and differentiated instruction without extra workload.
• Canvas Catalog Nudging (Beta): Automate personalized reminders and track impact. Help us improve this feature by taking a quick survey.
• Calling All Impact Admins and Faculty: Share your insights in a short survey for a chance to win a $50 gift card. Your feedback will help enhance Impact’s tools.

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This webinar highlights beginner, intermediate and advanced tricks, tips, and hacks for admins, instructors, and students. 

NOTE: We ran the webinar twice to accommodate our global audience. The content of both recordings is similar. 

SESSION 1: Hosted by NORAM CSMs Holly Roper and Jessica Bustillos 

SESSION 2: Hosted by APAC CSM Ryo Sakai




Webinar-Slides as a pdf Handout

Previous webinars referenced 

• Sharing Canvas Content: Tips, Tricks, and Gotchas for Admins and Instructors - August 2021
• Outcomes & The Learning Mastery Gradebook - K12 - January 2022

tl:dr: 

Dr. Bethany Schultz , Director of Instructional Design & Technology from Northwest Nazarene University presented about:

• Student-focused approach to new faculty orientation (both online and F2F faculty)
• Experiential orientation where faculty see and experience bad course design in Canvas from the student’s point of view
• Use of Canvas’ checklists to orient faculty to a positive course design

Click on the image to watch the webinar recording 

Resources Shared by Bethany during the webinar: 
New Faculty Orientation Sample Course - Bad Course Design (Link to Canvas Commons Course)