Arc users at InstructureCon??

[kona]

Hey there fellow Arc users! Is anyone interested in an informal meet up of Arc users at InstructureCon this year? My school just got Arc in May so we are total newbies and I'd love to meet up with other people to hear how things have been going, what works, what doesn't work, what features we'd really really like to see, etc...

So what do you think? Will you be there? Are you interested in this??

[ibagdasa]

We are in process of purchasing ARC, and I am very interested in get an information about this program, best practices, and issues  as much as possible. It would be great if  ARC users could meet to share their experience in using this program. I'll gladly join the meeting. 

[kona]

 @ibagdasa , sounds good! I’m going to do what I can to pull some more people together and try to plan something. I’d really like a chance to talk “Arc” with people!

[ataylor30]

I would love to join! We are still implementing Canvas but we have had good experiences with Arc in our faculty Canvas training course and a lot of positive responses from faculty who have been trained in Arc. We'd be happy to share our experience with the system and see how others are using it, especially those who have used it in live Canvas environments with students.

[kona]

 @ataylor30 , excellent! I look forward to hearing about your experiences!

[9630]

I first used Arc this spring creating summer courses for our high school students in Orange County (FL). I am really impressed with the features available, and we just added the screencasting and editing tools--great features there that I've only scratched the surface exploring. I'd also be interested in hearing/seeing more at InstructureCon.

[kona]

 @9630 , thank you for responding! It would be great to sit down and hear more about what you're doing! 🙂

[tross]

We bought Arc almost a year ago.  We would love to participate.

[BethCrook]

I'm in!  Name the place and time!  We've had ARC for the past year, but given the events of last summer and fall, I wasn't able to train my faculty fully in it's use and ability.  This year....GAME ON!

[jbuchholz]

Kona,

I would love to meet up. We have been using Arc since its launch and have loved every second of it. 

[kona]

 @ibagdasa ,  @ataylor30 ,  @9630 , tross,  @jbuchholz ,  @Chris_Hofer ‌,  @heather_stockfo ‌, & Deactivated user‌

What day/times would work best for this meet-up? Will people be around Tuesday before the conference starts? Want to try something for lunch or breakfast? I'm arriving Monday afternoon and will be there until Friday afternoon (for the Unconference!!!) so I'm open to what works best for everyone. 🙂

[jbuchholz]

I will be arriving Monday afternoon as well. I have the Canvassador lunch on Tuesday afternoon, but other than that I am open to whatever.

Jesse

[kona]

 @jbuchholz , I thought the Canvassador lunch was on Wednesday? Hmm...

[jbuchholz]

Kona,

You are right. It is Wednesday. Don't ask me what I was thinking....haha!!

Jesse

[kona]

Yay! I'm not crazy!! [At least not right now and at least not about this.] 😉

[tross]

We arrive Monday late afternoon and leave early Friday.

[BethCrook]

I'm up for Tuesday also, other than the Canvassador lunch!

[kona]

I just went back to the email I got from Jenny and it's showing Wednesday from 11:30am-1:30pm. I also checked the Google Doc and it's showing Wednesday as well - PS, if you haven't signed up already make sure to do that! 🙂

Did something new/different get sent out?

[tross]

Not sure what doc you are referencing but already have a meeting at that time on Wednesday.  Sorry I will miss.

[kona]

tross, Wednesday was the Canvassador lunch - which is the doc I was referencing - we haven't decided on a time yet for the Arc get together. When are you available?

[tross]

Makes sense.  Wed is the only scheduled meeting I have so I am good with what works for the majority.  

[ataylor30]

We'll also be arriving Monday and leaving Friday, so we're pretty open.

[Chris_Hofer]

My flight gets in at 9:22 a.m. on Tuesday, but I won't be at Keystone until probably after 3:00 p.m.

[heather_stockfo]

Sounds good! How about post presenters meeting Tuesday afternoon?

[kona]

I agree that it sounds like Tuesday before the formal conference starts sounds like a good time to meet-up!

[kona]

 @ibagdasa ,  @ataylor30 ,  @9630 , tross,  @jbuchholz ,  @Chris_Hofer ‌,  @heather_stockfo ‌, & Deactivated user‌

It sounds like Tuesday is the best day and at least for one person afternoon is better. To try and get the most people as we can, could you fill out the following poll and majority wins in terms of time - Doodle Poll. We can pick the location once we figure out the time. 🙂

Thanks! Kona

[lftapper]

hi Kona,

I'm late to the party, but we just launched Arc a couple weeks ago. I'd love to meet up too and chat!

[kona]

 @lftapper , awesome! Just fill out the Doodle poll and you'll be included - Doodle 

Kona

[lftapper]

Thanks! I'm getting into Keystone late on Tuesday, but looking forward to it

[rsasso]

Hi Kona,

We have just purchased Arc, but won't have it in place until the start of our Fall semester. I'd love to hear how institutions are rolling it out and using it. Ok for me to join the meetup?

(Hopefully this year I won't be as sick as I was last year when I missed your Canvas Intelligence Exchange session.)

Thanks for pulling this together!

Rosie

[kona]

 @rsasso , yes, it's absolutely ok for you to join us! Even if you haven't officially rolled it out, everything we are talking about would be of interest to you as future Arc user. Right now it's looking like Tuesday late afternoon, but definitely add your information to the Doodle Poll to help with the official "best time" decision. 🙂

Hope you manage to avoid any sickness this year!!

Kona

[rsasso]

Great! Thank you! This year, I am going to try taking Dramamine, because even though I drank TONS last year before flying out and the day of the flight, I still got really sick.

[BethCrook]

Definitely join Rosie!  And I found that drinking Acli-Mate (found on Amazon) in your water a few days before you head out helps.  And you can purchase a little can of "oxygen" from the Keystone gift shops for $10 and take a puff of oxygen when you need it.   Mine lasted the entire week.

[jbuchholz]

To All,

This is a shameless plug for a Canvas LIVE session that I am presenting on Wednesday, July 18th at 1 pm MST that will overview the entire ARC platform. You are all invited to come and I will do my best to highlight all of the amazing features that ARC has currently and how you can utilize them within Canvas.

Jesse

[kona]

Wish I could attend live, but will definitely be watching the recording once it’s available!

[kona]

Hi everyone! I’ve got a time figured out for the Arc meet-up, but no solid location planned. 😞

Time is 2:00-3:30pm (mountain time) on Tuesday. This time was selected to accomodate the most people 

Location, location, location... I’ve asked and all the meeting rooms are taken by official meetings and groups (Speaking of which, we should figure out how to make this official for next year!). Logistics: We have about 18-20 people who are attending and I’m guessing people would like WiFi. If we didn’t need WiFi we could meet in front of the Adventure Center in the big covered gazebo by the lake. Or, we could meet somewhere in the conference center and then find a quiet place to sit and talk (with WiFi). 

Any ideas? Suggestions??

tross‌,  @heather_stockfo ‌, 16247‌,  @jweedling ‌, ysmalls‌,  @Chris_Hofer ‌,  @9630 ‌,  @ataylor30 ‌,  @jbuchholz ,  @BethCrook ‌,  @lftapper ‌,  @rsasso ‌, akschipm‌,  @crawfom ‌,  @JACOBSEN_C ‌,  @ibagdasa ‌

[ibagdasa]

Sorry, I can't come. I will be attending pre-con workshop.

[bneporadny]

Kona.

If I can get from Denver to Keystone in time on Tuesday I'd like to come to this meetup. We are looking at using ARC and would like to get some more information on how others are using it and the features available with it.

Brian

[kona]

 @bneporadny , all are welcome!!

[kona]

Location/time of the Arc meet-up is at the Arc tent outside the conference center from 2-3:30pm on Tuesday! Hope to see you there!