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CynthiaEdwards1
Cynthia Edwards
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Community Participant
Title:
Instructional Technology Specialist
Joined:
May 24, 2022 11:30:51 AM
Posts:
49
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46
Bio:
Dr. Edwards is an Instructional Technology Specialist in the Division of Academic Innovation at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She is an educator with a varied background, not only in education, but also the areas of technology integration, business, management, and music. Her research includes teacher educator technology standards (TETC), program evaluation, Universal Design for Learning, and digital credentials. Dr. Edwards’ twenty years of teaching experience spans kindergarten through higher education. Her skills have provided opportunities such as presenter, technology troubleshooter, adjudicator, event chair, and TI:ME (Technology in Music Education) state board member. She is currently a Canvas Certified Educator, Canvas Certified Tech Admin, Quality Matter Reviewer (higher and continuing education), and UDL 3 Certified.

Most Liked Posts

is there a place to find special things like the First Time InstCon Attendees Meetup? I don't see anything like that on the agenda in the app or online  
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We have a number of unique ways that we use Canvas at UNTHSC. We do have a student self-enroll course that covers Canvas basics as well as the other technologies that they will be using here. An icon ...
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Awesome improvements! When might we see these go into effect? Thank you for all you do!
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@BethKing1 Congratulations on becoming part of the Canvas family! There are so many great tips and tricks that I could share (I actually provide a bi-weekly Canvas announcement called "Canvas ...
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We had this same issue and contacted support. They are beta testing the fix now and if all goes well, it will be put into production on August 28th. 
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Most Recent Posts

I am looking for recommendations for the following process: I need to add external users to our Canvas instance. They are external because they are not traditionally enrolled students that log in thro...
Sep 02, 2025 14:16 PM
Thank you melodyc_lam - that helps an API rookie like me!
Aug 19, 2025 07:11 AM
Is there any difference in bulk deleting courses through a SIS import vs. through API? The result is the same...correct? I will admit I am an API rookie and continually learning. Thank you for your in...
Aug 11, 2025 06:41 AM
Just an fyi - Respondus recently introduced support for Excel. There is a setting that the instructor can select to allow Excel access.
Jun 23, 2025 09:02 AM
@jaiyoung Thank you so much for this! I have been exploring templates and blueprint courses for some time. However, your explanation provides excellent information for moving forward! Thanks again!
May 21, 2025 06:34 AM

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