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Canvas Roadmap
Mitch BensonInstructureSince the last time the roadmap was discussed (last year): Minutes of downtime 17 releases Dozens of user group engagements 160+ major features Hundreds of days spent with users 300+ accessibility issues resolved Thousands of community submissions 1500+ defects remedied It’s great to see a slide that outlines the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)…
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Minding the Gap: Investing in the Future
Mitch MacFarlaneInstructure tl;dr Do more stuff, better. Notes/Thoughts Mitch opened the session comparing the infrastructure of Canavs to the London Tube. Quite the analogy! Moving onto the first part, service-oriented architecture. What this means is that most of the components to Canvas are being separated from the larger product, so that updates and fixes are…
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LTI Your Canvas for Great Good
Andrew ButterfieldInstructure Session Abstract In addition to being an awesome learning management system, Canvas is an extensible platform. Come and learn the state of the art so that you can customize Canvas to fit your needs. Notes/Thoughts I expected this session to be a beginner version of LTIs, which is good because I know what…
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Morning Keynote: Getting Technology RIGHT
Angela MaiersChoose2Matter tl;dr https://twitter.com/kenleyneufeld/status/756149511693606914Angela started off by indicating that there is so much content in the next 40 minutes, that we shouldn’t try taking notes. Challenge accepted!The first noticable thing is that too often we start with the “cool tool,” spend 15 seconds to look at the purpose, and then challenged to “make it fit”…
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The Camp Sing-Along for the Distance Adult Learner
Joanna Do & Sarah LedouxHarvard University Session Abstract Adult learners are a separate tribe from K-12 students. Andragogical principles matter when designing for them. See how we create rich experiences for our population by combining available and homegrown LTIs, and an instructional design mindset to meet our tribe’s need for community and effective delivery of…