Whether you're working with seasoned faculty members or those who have only a semester or two of Canvas experience - or are faculty yourself - this session will address common pitfalls and misunderstandings that often arise when rolling over courses.

The University of Cincinnati Online has recently made the switch to using a CRM, Salesforce, to help our Instruction Team manage and track the work we do across 10 colleges in Canvas. The transition to using Salesforce has allowed for better work tracking, more efficiencies, cross-functional collaboration, and greater data reporting with key external and internal partners across the university.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming how students learn and prepare for their futures. This session explores how two universities launched two AI-driven student engagement series that both leveraged Canvas.

In this session, you will explore UMD’s innovative strategies for navigating Canvas to enhance learning experiences, utilize analytics and reporting, and empower faculty and staff through workshops and training. We hope you will join us to see firsthand how data-informed decision-making can trailblaze educational goals and inspire your institution’s future!

Success isn’t just about collecting data—it’s about using it effectively. Oscar Smith Middle School exemplifies this by leveraging Mastery Connect, Canvas, and Impact to transform Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), personalize instruction, and improve test scores, achieving state accreditation.

Discover how New Caney ISD has leveraged the Khanmigo + Canvas integration to place a dynamic lesson planning tool in the hands of their teachers.

In The AI Insurgence: Battlefield Academia, we’ll explore the benefits and risks of AI in education, define what responsible use looks like, and share practical steps teachers can take to guide students—and protect learning—in this evolving landscape.

Our Techfomercials—short videos styled like classic infomercials—are designed to both entertain and inform, making it easier for faculty to fully leverage Canvas. Join us to see how we’ve made exploring Canvas features both practical and fun, and walk away with ideas for helping your faculty get the most out of Canvas! With its powerful tools and features, Canvas can significantly enhance teaching, and it’s crucial to empower faculty to use it to its fullest.

How do you meet the diverse needs of all your learners? With the transformative potential of modern classrooms, how do you use technology in purposeful ways to get you to the core of what learning is about - connection, interaction and relationships?

Over the past school year, Union Schools has utilized "Ask Your Data" to enhance student support and monitor teacher efficacy. Principals and counselors have used custom pinboards to monitor low performing students and provide timely support.

This presentation will demonstrate how schools and/or districts should go about planning the implementation of Canvas, and how to train teachers to use it successfully with students.

Join us as we soar high to take a birds-eye view of how we redesigned our professional development program (Soaring with Online Learning) for flexibility to meet the needs of all university faculty (even those teaching in-person) by offering courses in Canvas Catalog and awarding stacked micro-credentials through learning pathways in Canvas Credentials.

As AI continues to shape higher education, institutions need effective ways to showcase innovative uses of AI in teaching, research, and administrative work. In this session, we will share our AI Showcase, a publicly available Canvas course designed to highlight faculty-led AI initiatives. The showcase features exemplary work submitted in two categories: course-specific applications and broader AI use cases, including administrative efficiency, creative scholarship, and research.

"School’s Out, Strategy’s In: Summer Planning with Data-Driven EdTech Insights," focuses on utilizing LearnPlatform and Impact dashboards to manage educational technology tools. The presentation highlights how these platforms help school districts track edtech usage, ensure data privacy and accessibility compliance, and make informed decisions about tool adoption and investment. 

This session will showcase how Chesterfield County Public Schools leveraged Canvas to create an innovative, in-house solution for asynchronous credit recovery, reducing costs while expanding opportunities for at-risk seniors. The PACE program, utilizing vetted Virginia Department of Education content, offers two types of recovery courses: one for students repeating a course and one for first-time takers.

This session explores strategic approaches to utilizing the Canvas ecosystem to enhance professional development programs. The discussion will cover successful marketing strategies that have broadened participant engagement and expanded reach beyond traditional boundaries.

In this session, we’ll explore TEL Education’s innovative approach to structuring and managing multiple institutions efficiently within Canvas. We’ll provide a comprehensive overview of our SIS ID structure, subaccount framework, course versioning system, and section structure, highlighting how these elements work together to streamline course delivery, improve administrative efficiency, and enhance the learning experience. 

Supported by research about assessment best practices and chock full of useful tips and how-to information, this presentation highlights ways instructors of any discipline can use New Quizzes features with other Canvas tools in innovative ways to create more authentic, engaging, higher-cognitive-level assessments that promote learning—while still saving time grading large numbers of students.

During the session, the presenters will share live samples from the course modules. Presenters will share lessons learned and share feedback from administrators and staff that will be used to make revisions for year two.

This session double clicks into our new intentional, integrated AI approach to foster confidence, drive effective adoption, and create educational value for institutions. Discover new and upcoming ways you can use AI in Instructure products for content creation, equity, grading, data insights, and more – with a focus on transparency and deep integrations. We’ll share ways to get involved in early adopter programs to co-build with us.

This session will explore the use of Canvas for Continuing Education Courses, focusing on Canvas Catalog, Credentials, and Outcomes. Learn how to manage one comprehensive Canvas course segmented by grading terms, track outcomes for skills badging, and ensure faculty training for rubric tracking.

This training will cover a range of powerful tools and strategies to create an inclusive and adaptive learning environment. This presentation will discuss key elements of Course Design, Assignment Types, and tools that help teachers differentiate instruction within their course. Popular tools we’ll highlight include: Immersive Reader, Mastery Paths, Canvas Studio, New Quizzes, and more!

Learning Management Systems don't come cheap, but there’s a good reason for that! Learn how one institution leverages the full capability of Canvas LMS to engage faculty and provide a hub for instructors to access the resources needed to utilize the LMS Eco-system, including third-party integrations, how-to guides, instructional design guidance, AI tool kits, innovative teaching practices, and professional development.

Making the switch from Blackboard to Canvas can feel overwhelming, but this session will provide practical tips and tricks helping to make the transition a smooth one.

By leveraging Canvas to support the whole learner, students can gain comfort and confidence in their school life and learning paths, freeing them up to focus on more personal things. Canvas can be structured to help them organize their learning and navigate their growing responsibilities.

What makes a “good teacher” in the eyes of first-year undergraduates? This session dives into a fascinating case study viewed through the lens of the TPACK model. Discover how students’ perceptions challenged traditional ideas and added unexpected dimensions to the model. Join us to explore why these findings matter more than ever and how they can inform teaching practices.

Canvas is more than just a Learning Management System for coursework—it is a powerful tool for communication, collaboration, and engagement beyond the traditional classroom.

Discover how the University of Michigan’s U-M GPT Maizey transforms teaching and learning by seamlessly integrating with Instructure’s Canvas. Designed for educators, Maizey leverages Canvas’s LTI 1.3 framework to embed powerful AI-driven tools directly into course environments. With Maizey, instructors can create dynamic learning experiences by indexing course materials, lecture captures, and external resources like Google Drive, all accessible through Canvas.

This presentation demonstrates the integration and application of Khanmigo Teacher Tools within the Canvas Learning Management System for higher education. Khanmigo, an AI-powered teaching assistant developed by Khan Academy, offers 23 tools designed to enhance instructional efficiency and effectiveness. The session showcases seven key features: discussion prompt creation, exit ticket generation, lesson hook development, text chunking, content leveling, relevance enhancement, and real-world context generation.

This session dives into practical ways to leverage Canvas tools, including prerequisites, data, and requirements, to personalize learning and track student progress. Attendees will learn to effectively utilize feedback mechanisms within Canvas to enhance instruction and student understanding. Whether you're new to Canvas or looking to refine your approach, you'll leave with practical tips to simplify digital learning and enhance instruction for all students.