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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

This session will highlight examples of successes we have had building a participant-paced, flexible online training system in Canvas for operators of USDA Child Nutrition Programs in Washington State, and how that system aligns with principles of adult learning. We will solicit conversations about challenges and roadblocks to training in order to help the audience consider (and crowdsource!) possible solutions.

This session is designed for educators and instructional designers who want to unlock advanced video editing features to create dynamic and interactive multimedia learning experiences. Participants will learn basic to advanced principles of how to record and edit videos, as well as how to create custom and interesting video thumbnails, cut and trim recordings, add annotations, and access advanced editing tools within Canvas Studio. 

Discover the transformative potential of Google for Education’s partnership with Instructure and learn how it can enhance your courses. This presentation demonstrates how Google’s AI tools, when integrated with the Canvas LMS, improve EdTech teaching and learning at a large public university.

Turn passive learning into an immersive adventure! This hands-on session will guide participants through the process of creating an escape room experience inside Canvas using modules, mastery paths, quizzes, and badges.