About

dlourcey
Don Lourcey
Rank:
Instructure
Title:
Instructional Designer
Joined:
Aug 6, 2018 4:40:10 AM
Posts:
38
Solutions:
0
Likes Received:
58
Bio:
I was born in Jacksonville, FL but grew up in Keystone Heights, FL. I went to Mars Hill University and graduated in 1989 with a BA in English, attended and graduated from Western Carolina University in 1991 with a MA in English Education, and achieved by principals license from Appalachian State University in 2008. I am a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts. I taught English for 14 years. In 2004, I left the classroom to serve as instructional facilitator for my school, and then in 2007, I left my high school to serve as Innovation Director and then Professional Learning Director for North Carolina Virtual Public School, and in 2017 I transitioned to the NC Department Of Public Instruction as Online Professional Learning Consultant and Canvas Admin for the agency. I returned to the district level in 2018 as a Canvas Admin with Iredell-Statesville Schools. And, after 30 years of public education services for the state of North Carolina, I retired in 2021. I am passionate about teaching and learning, and especially Canvas and how it leverages in a powerful way both. I joined the Instructure family in 2021 as an Instructional Designer dedicated to the Houston Independent School District. I live in Statesville, NC with my wife, Michelle, daughter, Elizabeth, and two cats, Gator and Tebow.

Most Liked Posts

@kimberly_ellis First of all, this post is brilliant. I can't wait to participant. I definitely will share with my teachers and Canvas Coaches. When I evaluate courses I look for the following...
Likes: 8
Thoughts from 2020 I have been lurking long enough in the Community. I feel like it is about time that I contribute. I am building a virtual Canvas Boot Camp for our district teachers. Each day focuse...
Likes: 7
I just love New Quizzes. My favorite feature has to be the alignment of questions to outcomes and then the outcome reporting. That totally rocks. My favorite question types are Hotspots and Stimulus. ...
Likes: 5
Turn the Page on Your Canvas Course Tips, strategies, and best practices for closing the semester (or end-of-year) What’s Included in This Post?• Tips and strategies for end-of-year processes• Pro-tip...
Likes: 4
Hello fabulous community.I recently came into the Canvas Admin role in my district. We are trying to create L1, L2, and L3 support for Canvas issues. Our teachers have adopted the practice of just ema...
Likes: 3

Most Recent Posts

Hey @marie_hone  These are great suggestions for what she wants her littles to do. In either case, the teacher could create a simple assignment where in the instructions she can post a media recor...
Sep 21, 2023 6:45:36 AM
Once again, another homerun. Thanks for sharing @Stephenie_J 
Oct 17, 2022 6:15:39 AM
I just love New Quizzes. My favorite feature has to be the alignment of questions to outcomes and then the outcome reporting. That totally rocks. My favorite question types are Hotspots and Stimulus. ...
Oct 4, 2022 1:24:36 PM
Turn the Page on Your Canvas Course Tips, strategies, and best practices for closing the semester (or end-of-year) What’s Included in This Post?• Tips and strategies for end-of-year processes• Pro-tip...
Jun 3, 2022 12:30:42 PM
Hello Tom (@hottingert), I finally convinced my district to purchase Studio--YAY!!!!. I think the big selling point was that Studio is built right in. No need to handle LTI integration with Edpuzz...
Feb 9, 2022 6:45:08 AM

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