“What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet   What’s in a name? What does it mean? Why is it important?  A name is a s...

“The thing that we are trying to do at facebook, is just help people connect and communicate more efficiently.                                                                                          ...

Katie, thank you for your comments, and you raise some great points about the celebrations feature, Canvas, and education in general. I really appreciate the feedback. It’s valuable to me. Blogs in ge...

“Enjoy the little things.” - Tallahassee Zombie Land Education is difficult. Tests, stress, books, knowing where classes are, balancing a million activities, and now doing it from your living room wit...

That doesn't surprise me that admins,  instructional designers and course coordinators were mixed in their support.  We saw the same reaction with designers, admins, etc. It was some version of "yeah ...

Good feedback Heather,  we don't want you to be less productive,  you should be able to configure your alerts on the app to alert you like a text.   And you should be able to set alerts for say conver...

Thanks for the feedback Steve,  I didn't mean to imply that Admins designers and course coordinators don't care about modifying user behavior.  I know that's literally what we're all focused on, deliv...

Good question,  and my mistake I wasn't clear. I'll clarify the post when I have a minute.I often use feature flags, and admin controls interchangeably.  Which is bad.  As you said, feature flags shou...

That's a great question Doug,  and it is a simple, and valid question. The answer is relatively complex, and speaks to the complexity of software development,  customer preferences and evolution of fe...

That doesn't surprise me that admins,  instructional designers and course coordinators were mixed in their support.  We saw the same reaction with designers, admins, etc. It was some version of "yeah ...