In this blog, we explore how building the right Impact team can enhance internal processes, institutional insight, and workload balance. Discover key roles like instructional designers, LMS administrators, support teams, communications experts, faculty members, and student employees, all contributing to a well-rounded team. Learn efficient planning strategies and workflows, including anticipating content needs and using planning templates. Explore an organized approval process and discover available consulting services to maximize Impact's potential. Let's dive into the world of impactful teamwork!

Effective communication plays a vital role in the success of any educational institution. Continue reading to see how the Impact Admin team at College of Southern Idaho effectively plans and executes their Impact Messaging efforts.

Are you looking for some Impact campaign inspiration for your K12 institution? Look no further! Here are some use case ideas that you can utilize throughout the year!

An update from the Impact Product and Development team on Impact Walkthroughs

Check out these great presentations! Thank you to all of the Impact Admins that presented their wonderful use cases! 

Please join us in congratulating our 2021 Impact Award Winners!

As the pandemic continues to cause interruptions to learning environments, Impact has curated a list of resources to assist Impact administrators. 

Moving between Learning Management Systems can be challenging for students and faculty. Impact by Instructure is here to make these transitions as easy as possible by tracking the onboarding process and guiding the offboarding of users by providing in-app communication and support at the moment of need.

Communicating online may seem like a simple task, but when attempting to connect with thousands of students, faculty, and staff, things can get a bit muddy. The question of how to best communicate has undoubtedly been on higher education administrators' minds for decades, especially during the current move to online learning. 

While effective digital courses are an important part of ensuring a positive university experience, it is also critical to pair courses with relevant academic support services.

Many Higher Education institutions around the globe are facing the aftermath of faculty and student disengagement as the threat of Covid-19 lessens and more institutions head back to hybrid and in-person models of teaching and learning. 

With campuses being closed much of 2020 across the world, many institutions are preparing for an influx of both new students and new faculty members. It is important to provide the support necessary to help this new group of students and faculty be successful and engaged on your institution’s LMS.

With many universities in between academic terms right now, it is the perfect opportunity to think of your Impact strategic plan going into your next academic calendar year! 

With the fall semester quickly coming to a close, our minds (and messaging) are shifting towards how our institutions plan to approach the Spring 2021 semester. With COVID-19 continually changing what the Spring 2021 semester will bring, we have created a variety of campaigns to fit your campus needs—whether you are online, on-campus, or a combination of the two! 

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our daily lives, with higher education being no exception. As many universities approach their Spring 2021 semester, online teaching and learning are at the center of their focus to ensure academic continuity. Impact has been instrumental in helping institutions to transition to fully online learning.

As the COVID pandemic stretches on, institutions are considering continuing alternative formatting for course delivery for future semesters. Many universities are currently offering a variety of hybrid courses blending synchronous and asynchronous delivery. But what exactly is a hybrid class?

As the world responds to the next steps in the fight against COVID, colleges and universities are turning their eyes towards vaccination efforts.

There is light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel! Many colleges and universities are gearing up to reopen their campuses to students and faculty alike. While we are not out of the proverbial woods yet, Impact has support for whatever your re-opening strategy may be. 

While students and faculty are celebrating the beginning of summer break, Impact has already been hard at work creating campaigns to help you with your return to campus in Fall 2021! This post highlights some of the brand new campaigns available to make your transition as smooth as possible. 

Students’ sense of belonging has long been studied in academia as college/university is a time for self-discovery and change. Students that feel like they belong in the larger campus community are more inclined to persist to the next year (Hausmann et al., 2009). Additionally, students that feel like they are part of a wider community are more successful (Strayhorn, 2019). 

A new school year brings with it a plethora of updates, reminders, and new policies for both students and faculty. While it is possible for some information to fall through the cracks, something as important as campus inclusion and diversity should not. Impact can help ensure that campus equity remains at the forefront of everyone’s minds.