{ "name":"Canvas Klatch with Greg", "description":"

The Canvas Klatch is an online office hour open to all members of the Instructure Community. It started as an office hour for the courses I teach for CVC@ONE:

• Introduction to Teaching with Canvas
• Advanced Techniques with Canvas
• Online Teaching and Design
• Equity & Culturally Responsive Online Teaching
• Humanizing Online Teaching & Learning

This is a collaborative, system-wide network of California Community College faculty, classified professionals, and administrators. The project provides training and professional development to support the effective use of digital tools and is coordinated by the professional development team at the California Virtual Campus .

Agenda

All members of the Instructure Community are welcome! This is like an office hour, so whoever attends directs the conversation. Attendees will first be placed in the waiting room.

Join from a computer or mobile device: https://meet.google.com/cqh-ottn-yyk

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{ "name":"Beyond the Canvas: Jen Walsh", "description":"

Hosted by Regional Director Gemma McLean, Beyond the Canvas features honest, down-to-earth conversations with educators and changemakers in the education space. Each episode offers fresh ideas, real stories, and practical strategies to use at your own institution.

 

Season 1 - Episode 4 | Jen Walsh, Customer Success Manager APAC at Cidi Labs

After 20 years in the classroom, Jen knows what teachers need to feel confident using new technology. Now at Cidi Labs, she helps Canvas schools design better courses and support change in ways that genuinely work for teachers. 

 

🎥 Tune in on 30 September

 

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{ "name":"AI in Education: Striking the Right Balance", "description":"

 

Join Our Upcoming Webinar: 

AI in Education: Striking the Right Balance 

As AI becomes a powerful force in education, schools face a key challenge: how to empower students to use this technology responsibly while protecting academic integrity.

Join Copyleaks and Instructure for a thought-provoking session that explores how educators can navigate this new landscape. We’ll go beyond simply monitoring for compliance and discuss how to guide students toward ethical, effective AI use in the classroom.

 

<<<REGISTER HERE>>>

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{ "name":"Jam Session - K12: Personalizing the Journey", "description":"

From Spokane to your screen—let’s keep learning together.

 

Mixtapes curate 5–7 standout sessions by theme or audience. In this jam session, you’ll sync up with peers who picked the same playlist, swap notes, and discover fresh insights to bring back to your work.

 

New to Mixtapes? Check out Spokane Mixtapes: Replay the Best of InstructureCon25 to get up to speed.

 

👉 Before this session, watch [2025-09-22] K12: Personalizing the Journey and come ready to share your takeaways! We can’t wait to hear your perspective!

 

A Zoom link will be added to this event on October 3.

This jam session won’t be recorded, so grab your spot in the “live set” and be part of the moment!

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{ "name":"Jam Session - HigherEd: Data, AI & Analytics", "description":"

From Spokane to your screen—let’s keep learning together.

 

Mixtapes curate 5–7 standout sessions by theme or audience. In this jam session, you’ll sync up with peers who picked the same playlist, swap notes, and discover fresh insights to bring back to your work.

 

New to Mixtapes? Check out Check out Spokane Mixtapes: Replay the Best of InstructureCon25 to get up to speed. to get up to speed.

 

👉 Before this session, watch [2025-09-22] HigherEd: Data, AI & Analytics and come ready to share your takeaways! We can’t wait to hear your perspective!

 

A Zoom link will be added to this event on October 3.

This jam session won’t be recorded, so grab your spot in the “live set” and be part of the moment!

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{ "name":"Beyond the Play Button with Canvas Studio", "description":"

 

Join us on October 9 at 11:00a.m. CET for a live webinar designed especially for our customers in Europe. 

 

Discover how Canvas Studio supports interactive video, flipped learning, and student collaboration to help institutions enhance engagement, strengthen pedagogy and improve learner outcomes.

• Increase engagement through interactive video
• Support flipped learning and formative assessment
• Empower students with collaborative tools

 

Register today to join the live session!

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{ "name":"Instructure Community Developers Group - October 2025 Meetup", "description":"

The Instructure Community Developers Group is gathering to meet some fellow developers of Canvas customizations and external tool integrations.  Discuss projects you're working on, success stories of past projects, and things you may be struggling with.

• Request to join the Instructure Community Developers Google Group to get calendar invites and edit access to the agenda
• Instructure Community Developers Group Meetup Working Agenda
• Zoom Meeting Link

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{ "name":"Jam Session - Business/Government: Data, AI & Analytics", "description":"

From Spokane to your screen—let’s keep learning together.

 

Mixtapes curate 5–7 standout sessions by theme or audience. In this jam session, you’ll sync up with peers who picked the same playlist, swap notes, and discover fresh insights to bring back to your work.

 

New to Mixtapes? Check out Spokane Mixtapes: Replay the Best of InstructureCon25 to get up to speed.

 

👉 Before this session, watch [2025-09-22] Business/Government: Efficiency and Impact and come ready to share your takeaways! We can’t wait to hear your perspective!

 

A Zoom link will be added to this event on October 3.

This jam session won’t be recorded, so grab your spot in the “live set” and be part of the moment!

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{ "name":"Beyond the Canvas: Thomas Christiansen", "description":"

Hosted by Regional Director Gemma McLean, Beyond the Canvas features honest, down-to-earth conversations with educators and changemakers in the education space. Each episode offers fresh ideas, real stories, and practical strategies to use at your own institution.

 

Season 1 - Episode 5 | Thomas Christiansen, Head of Digital Learning & Innovation at Mentone Grammar

Tom teaches maths and English and also leads digital learning at his school. He’s helped streamline course design across Canvas, reducing cognitive load, encouraging student independence, and giving teachers back valuable time.

 

🎥 Tune in on 10 October

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{ "name":"Jam Session - HigherEd: Data, AI & Analytics", "description":"

From Spokane to your screen—let’s keep learning together.

 

Mixtapes curate 5–7 standout sessions by theme or audience. In this jam session, you’ll sync up with peers who picked the same playlist, swap notes, and discover fresh insights to bring back to your work.

 

New to Mixtapes? Check out Spokane Mixtapes: Replay the Best of InstructureCon25 to get up to speed.

 

👉 Before this session, watch [2025-09-22] HigherEd: Data, AI & Analytics and come ready to share your takeaways! We can’t wait to hear your perspective!

 

A Zoom link will be added to this event on October 3.

This jam session won’t be recorded, so grab your spot in the “live set” and be part of the moment!

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{ "name":"Jam Session - K12: Personalizing the Journey", "description":"

From Spokane to your screen—let’s keep learning together.

 

Mixtapes curate 5–7 standout sessions by theme or audience. In this jam session, you’ll sync up with peers who picked the same playlist, swap notes, and discover fresh insights to bring back to your work.

 

New to Mixtapes? Check out Spokane Mixtapes: Replay the Best of InstructureCon25 to get up to speed.

 

👉 Before this session, watch [2025-09-22] K12: Personalizing the Journey and come ready to share your takeaways! We can’t wait to hear your perspective!

 

A Zoom link will be added to this event on October 3.

This jam session won’t be recorded, so grab your spot in the “live set” and be part of the moment!

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{ "name":"Impact Unlocked: Driving Adoption and Proving ROI", "description":"

Join us on October 14 at 1:00p.m. CET for a live webinar designed especially for our customers in Europe. 

 

 

Register today to join the conversation!

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{ "name":"Join Our Upcoming Webinar: See How Indiana University Boosted Student Success with AI-Powered Active Learning", "description":"

Join Our Upcoming Webinar: See How Indiana University Boosted Student Success with AI-Powered Active Learning

Date: October 16, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM MT

Location: Online Webinar (Free)

Want to improve student outcomes without increasing your workload? Join this free webinar to discover how Indiana University used Top Hat to reduce DFW rates by 11.5%—through more engaging and personalized learning experiences. Plus, see how integration with Canvas helped streamline access and scale these practices across courses.

Learn how Top Hat's AI-powered features help you:

• Design scalable, active learning environments
• Deliver personalized, accessible content
• Deepen student engagement across the course lifecycle
  
  

Don’t miss this opportunity to see what’s possible with the right tools in place.

 

<<<REGISTER HERE>>>  to secure your spot!

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{ "name":"2025 Alabama Canvas User Group Conference", "description":"

Get ready to experience a day of tech-savvy teaching excellence at the Alabama Canvas Users Group Conference 2025! We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for this year's conference, where we'll explore innovative strategies, tools, and practices for leveraging Canvas (LMS) to enhance teaching and learning experiences.

 

Date: October 17, 2025, 8:30-3:30
Location: Jefferson State – Shelby Campus

 

How to Register:
To secure your spot at the Alabama Canvas Users Group Conference 2025, visit our website and complete the online registration form - https://www.alabamacanvasusergroup.com/2025-alcug-conference-registration/ 

 

Call for Proposals is Open!

We are pleased to announce the call for proposal submissions for the 2025 ALCUG Conference. This is your chance to share innovative practices, research, and success stories related to Canvas LMS.

We welcome proposals that highlight unique instructional techniques, technology integrations, and effective student engagement methods. Join us in inspiring and empowering fellow Canvas LMS users across the state.

To submit your proposal, visit our conference website - https://www.alabamacanvasusergroup.com/2025-alcug-call-for-proposals.

**The deadline to submit your proposal Tuesday, September 16th by 11:59 pm (Central).

 

Vendors:

Are you a vendor interested in becoming a Conference Sponsor? Our Sponsors are essential to us providing such an amazing conference for Alabama Canvas users! Thank you for supporting the mission of the Alabama Canvas Users' Group. This year’s conference will include K12, community college, and university faculty, staff, and administrators. We expect around 200 in attendance and hope we can include you in that number. Please find more information about sponsorship levels and link to pledge sponsorship on our website - https://www.alabamacanvasusergroup.com/2025-alcug-sponsorship-pledge. 

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{ "name":"Book Club: Everyday Dharma - Discussion", "description":"

The keynotes and sessions in Spokane may be over, but the conversation is just getting started. 

 

Join us for the InstructureCon25 Encore Series—a book club for the Instructure Community that brings the voices of featured speakers into your everyday learning. One book at a time, we’ll read, reflect, and keep the InstructureCon magic going until we’re together again in Louisville. 

 

Each title comes with its own pacing guide and meet-up with other Community members. No pressure, just purpose.

 

 

📘 Everyday Dharma by Suneel Gupta

Reading: September 1 - October 15

 

Discover how to align your outer success with your inner calling. In Everyday Dharma, Suneel Gupta—InstructureCon 2025 keynote speaker and bestselling author—guides readers through a practical path to finding meaning and fulfillment in the work they do every day.

 

Start the book on your own or follow along with our suggested schedule in the InstructureCon25 Encore Series  Canvas Network course.

 

Then, during this Instructure Live event, be ready to share your favorite quotes, inspirational passages, and action items you’re excited to try. During this casual 1-hour meet-up, we’ll unpack those takeaways and prepare to apply them to our own practice. (Bonus: Attendees will be awarded a Book Club participation badge through Canvas Credentials!)

 

Let this book be your first step in turning InstructureCon inspiration into everyday action.

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