Even though I'm not able to attend InstructureCon in person this year, it was great to be able to watch the live stream of Josh Coates' opening Keynote. From my previous three InstructureCon experiences I know that Josh is always entertaining (Anyone...

Another beautiful sunrise to begin a Kumbayawesome day!

Similar to Deactivated user​, I'm missing out on InstructureCon for baby reasons! Granted my little bundle of Jones joy hasn't arrived yet, but you can probably tell from the picture that the little one could come at any time! I've been trying to fol...

Quite the light show in Keystone!

Introduction:This session out of Miami University of Ohio took a look at user page view data across a series of courses.Details:The presenters detailed their process in collecting and attempting to analyze data pulled from user page view logs. The da...

Information:In a jam-packed room, the mobile team revealed details about the Canvas Parent, Canvas Teacher and the current Canvas (Student) Mobile Apps. Role-based apps will help everyone access the Canvas functions they use/need most.Details:Current...

Introduction:Rick Salisbury from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management introduced us to a tool called WalkMe which allows users to set up guided actions in any web-based system- including Canvas!Details:At my school, I always run int...

Introduction:ARC Video is a new platform currently in closed beta being tested by 10 institutions providing commenting on videos represented by various blue dots on the timeline.Details:Videos are added via the Rich Content Editor within Canvas.  It ...

Love me some Panda!

At Utah State University each project team has:2 instructional designers1 programmer1 subject expert1 media specialistThey use USU Design Tools LTI and Kaltura Media IntegrationThey used Canvalytics – learning path data (also sent 4 surveys throughou...

Hadn't bought a hat yet or this would have been a near perfect pic, other than a little fuzziness...

The closest I'll ever get to a tattoo...

Introduction:A significant portion of students will be using Canvas on a mobile device whether you like it or not--so be prepared for it and take advantage of its benefits. Details:   There were a crazy amount of people in this session…almost literal...