InstructureCon 2025 kicked off in Spokane with powerful themes of community, innovation, and impact. From a heartfelt welcome and local service project to learning about Ignite AI, the opening session set the tone: amplifying human potential through education and technology.

In a world where learners move from early education to career advancement in increasingly complex ways, the fundamental question persists: Are they ready for what’s next? Especially in an era of AI transformation, readiness—whether for a new grade level, higher education, or the workforce—can be a compass that guides meaningful educational progress.

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.

In this workshop we’ll share the journey of Northeastern University’s adoption of Canvas Credentials Pathways, highlighting the key factors that prompted our decision.

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 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.

‘EdTech Management’ isn’t often thought of as required infrastructure in K-12 organizations–but with the average district utilizing 2,500+ unique edtech tools during the 2022-23 school year it’s becoming a critical consideration for budgeting and student success.

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.

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.

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.

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 showcases DeVry's groundbreaking implementation of Praxis AI's human-centered digital twin technology. Unlike traditional reactive AI assistants, DeVry's approach creates context-aware agentic professors that proactively observe student behavior, determine appropriate tactics for each situation, and autonomously engage learners through Canvas.

Leveraging Canvas Data 2.0, the University of Florida's Information Technology has developed a tool that brings together Canvas data, institutional data, and student feedback as a plugin accessible from the instructor's Canvas page.

In this interactive, fast-paced session, attendees will engage in a unique "speed dating" format designed to promote peer collaboration and idea exchange about the Canvas learning management system.

The California State University (CSU) system has taken a bold step in revolutionizing its professional development programs by integrating Canvas LMS with Canvas Credentials.

In this session, we will share our vision for the future of online education and discuss how we’ve reimagined online healthcare education by utilizing real-time learner data to enhance student engagement, improve outcomes, and trigger timely interventions.

By leveraging the power of digital classrooms, administrators and coaches can do just that. Participants will learn how to create and implement an efficient communication system, grow staff, and foster collaboration by creating an interactive digital classroom for staff. No more overflowing inboxes, not remembering where documents were saved at, or not having time to share ideas with colleagues.

This session will take participants on a deep dive into this critical gap, focusing on practical strategies for successful adoption. We'll explore key considerations, including stakeholder engagement, organizational readiness, targeted training, and transparent communication.

This session explores how a small liberal arts institution has successfully repurposed Canvas for faculty onboarding, professional development, syllabus archiving, student organizations, and institutional assessment—all without additional costs.

AI in learning—thrilling, but where do you even begin? This presentation sparks your curiosity with big ideas to ponder, not a checklist to follow. Hang on—could regulations around AI use in education raise questions worth a lively debate? Wait a sec, might its code carry biases that shape how it ‘reads’ students? Let’s explore the what-ifs of AI in action, then dive into an LTI app built on top of Canvas: one that jumps into student discussion posts with thought-provoking replies and lets you query an entire thread to uncover insights worth mulling over. 

Join us to learn how the University of Utah is leveraging the power of Canvas data and EAB's innovative tools to enhance student success.

Learn how AI capabilities, accessibility-first design, and more are reshaping what's possible in educational technology. We'll explore real examples of how these platform innovations are solving today's teaching and learning challenges while building the foundation for tomorrow's educational experiences.

This workshop provides practical tools and ideas for teachers, instructional designers, curriculum developers, and administrators to create more effective and efficient learning for all students, regardless of ability.

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.

At the University of Birmingham, UK, we have partnered with Canvas as our VLE provision since 2013. As our usage has evolved it has become the central platform for our ecosystem, with additional tools incorporated for assessment in STEM, lecture capture, search, and collaboration.

In an era where careers span decades and the job market evolves at an unprecedented pace, the traditional model of education—front-loaded and finite—no longer suffices.

The past few months have seen many changes in Federal Education Policy in K-12 and Higher Ed. Join us for a conversation about EDU policy, what has changed, what we see coming ahead, and how associations can provide support to educators.

The purpose of digital accessibility is to ensure that digital products, tools, and content—such as websites, mobile apps, documents, and multimedia—are usable and inclusive for everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.

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.

The Business School Roundtable is a forum dedicated to empowering new and experienced Canvas users in achieving their academic and strategic goals within the unique business school environment.