The tl;dr Canvas Podcast Episode 13 - December 2020

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Dear Listeners

In this podcast, we discuss some stuff! And it's exciting! We should write some commentary here about producing this podcast and what went into it this month and some of the fun we had doing this...please start it on this line because there's a paragraph code break below the heading and I don't want to mess that up.

This podcast episode features the following topics:

Outcomes Updates—Product manager @jsailor shares background behind the changes to Outcomes at the account and course levels.

Individual Student View—Canvas engineer @jacksonhowe shares how he created the student view enhancement as part of a previous Hack Week project.

New Rich Content Editor Enforcement—Product manager @peytoncraighill shares recent developments leading up to the enforcement of the New Rich Content Editor on January 16.

Certica Solutions Acquisition—VP of K12 Strategy Trenton Goble shares details about the Certica acquisition.

Resources

Features

• New Rich Content Editor: Canvas Release Notes (2021-01-16)
• Outcomes: Canvas Release Notes (2020-12-19) 
• Individual Page Student View: Canvas Release Notes (2020-12-19)

Community

• New Rich Content Editor User Group

Events

• Press Release: Instructure to Acquire Certica Solutions to Make Learning Personal for Every Student

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Podcast Details

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Feedback

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Objectives

• Share insights about upcoming Canvas features and other improvements
• Discuss internal thoughts about the product process
• Explain the why of a product's development and benefit to customers

Schedule

Podcasts are published the Wednesday following the Canvas release, unless otherwise scheduled. For dates, please see Canvas Release Calendar Overview.

Team

Meet the minds behind the tl;dr podcast—

Matt Goodwin (Host) Senior Director, Product Management Matt started his professional life working for a software company as a technical implementation consultant, followed by positions in engineering and IT project management. Now he enjoys spending his days in the rewarding work of educational software. @mattg

Ryan Lufkin (Host) Senior Director, Higher Ed Product Marketing Ryan’s career has been largely spent in the edtech space. His experience spans enterprise resource planning and curriculum design across various LMS providers. He currently focuses on strategic initiatives that market Canvas to both new and existing higher education customers. @ryan

Jenn Mitchell (Host) Director, K12 Product Marketing After working in higher ed, Jenn worked in marketing before finding a home in K-12 edtech. Passionate about supporting educators as they make real, lasting impact for students, she leads the K-12 product marketing team for LMS and assessment products. @jmitchell3

Erin Hallmark (Producer) Manager, Release Communications With a passion for the written word and a customer mindset, Erin's career has spanned both corporate and technical writing opportunities. Her overall objective is to ensure all Canvas users have the resources they need for success in the Canvas Community space. @erinhmcmillan