snufer​ commented here on the attention that was paid to thematic detail at the conference venue, and that reminded me that I hadn't yet shared this photo. (Link to comment might require copy/paste https://community.canvaslms.com/message/44048#commen...

Presentation by APRIL MILLET & STEVIE ROCCOThis was an interesting presentation from Penn State about 4 different types of rubrics, since different learning situations may require different rubrics. For example, if we are facilitating a large course ...

Presenter: Jason Abbitt This session described a pilot study to research whether or not student page view data provides any insight into establishing a Community of Inquiry. Although nothing conclusive was determined from the research, and page views...

The most important takeaways from this session were:The video that demonstrates using the mobile app from both the instructor and student perspectives: https://vimeo.com/174266478A Day in the Life with Canvas Mobile from Ryan on Vimeo.This video will...

There are many great updates coming to Quizzes, but unfortunately they will not launch until 2017. What’s different is that quizzes will be created through LTI integration (by creating an assignment).Some features that our faculty have been requestin...

At our final KumbaiAwesome hoedown on Thursday night, while watching the Dirt Band play, I received my final reminder of why we were all there and what it was all about - teaching and learning. I was reminded that we all are teachers irregardless of ...

I am not a developer, but have created websites using HTML, XML, and CSS and have set up online forms that connect to databases. The ability to create an LTI seems doable to me and is exciting! I would have to learn to code in Python, Ruby, or even P...

In this session, presenter Christi Wruck demonstrated how the updated gradebook will have some great new features including:Collapsible columns to help with navigationImproved annotationCrosshairs to help with identifying where you are in the gradebo...

Video is pervasive: For example, Canvas courses average 11.3 videosWe have 10 sec. to engage students w/videoAccording to Julian Ridden from Instructure,"Effective learning is more than just consumption" so we should"Take video and make it interactiv...

Introduction:Amazon provides grants for free labs/training cloud, open course content, and online and in-person communities for educators and educational institutions.Details:When Amazon first started to provide cloud services, they realized that the...