About

valentinesking
Valentine Sky King
Rank:
Community Coach
Title:
Builder of Learning Opportunities
Joined:
May 26, 2017 12:17:48 PM
Posts:
378
Solutions:
186
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Bio:
Sr. Instructional Design Project Leader @ The Wharton School of UPenn | Canvas Certified Educator | Instructure Community Coach & Inner Circle Champion. I collaborate with faculty & staff to help them develop high-quality online & hybrid courses. Expertise: the Canvas LMS, instructional design, online pedagogy, Generative AI, and accessibility. Also, I have familiarity with the use of a lot of LTIs to achieve learning objectives.

Most Liked Posts

When I first began teaching online, I considered using a social media hashtag for class activities and related content. To make it simple and a cohesive conversation, I thought to use the course prefi...
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I don't know about you, but I love podcasts. I would never do my own, so I especially laud and respect those that do. Know what else I love? Canvas & the Canvas Community.  Now those two loves...
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  Part of our university (UPenn) uses PopeTech while the business school (Wharton) uses UDOIT Advantage from Cidi Labs to identify some issues. We build on the great list of tools/resources @mtute...
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A new feature was released when students submit an assignment on-time, they get a celebration animation to reward their effort (similar to typing in "congratulations" on FB). Joy should be sha...
Likes: 8
@DiannaDK  Oh my goodness, I have so many pictures that remind me of so many great memories - my first INSTcon, first time meeting Kona (2018) & Lauren (2023) - both Canvas Queens, connecting ...
Likes: 7

Most Recent Posts

@DiannaDK  Thanks for sharing about your professional development and experience within your institution. It's always great to hear about how other people/places do things. Love this post! Val...
Nov 20, 2025 06:43 AM
Can't wait; I'm looking forward to the new platform! May the odds be ever in our favor... Val King
Nov 20, 2025 06:35 AM
@Ai Alison, When does the survey close? Val King
Nov 04, 2025 06:56 AM
Howdy @lacie92, Great question. If your institution uses Canvas for your classes, you may need to use Canvas to participate in class activities. However, right now we're communicating in the I...
Oct 07, 2025 12:36 PM
Thanks @SamGarza1 - I shared with a few our colleagues and it got a good number of us talking!   Val King, the IDSr. ID Project Leader at The Wharton School at UPenn
Oct 02, 2025 10:46 AM

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