NET+ Canvas Newsletter
October 2022
In this version of the NET+ Canvas Newsletter, learn about the latest updates from Instructure about Canvas, comments and feedback from the Canvas Advisory Board, as well as best practices in Canvas use around the Internet2 Community.
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Instructure Updates
The latest from Instructure regarding Canvas product offerings.
See You at Educause 2022
We are excited to see you at Educause this year! Now more than ever, educators and administrators like you are eager for insights on what’s next for higher education. And where that conversation is happening, Instructure will be there.
Insightful data from our study align well with the Educause Top IT Trends of 2022, “The Higher Education We Deserve” including how placing students’ needs at the center of transformational strategy will propel institutions forward and make them future-proof. With a keen eye on higher ed’s trends, we are excited to share Instructure’s Intentional Innovation with you this year in Denver. Read more here.
2022 State Of Student Success & Engagement in Higher Education
The experiences of the past few years have shaken loose many of higher education’s conceptual mainstays about the future makeup of the student body, what a campus should look like, and what students need to succeed. Read more here
Every Enrollment Matters: How to Support Your Students Through Their Entire Academic Journey and Beyond
How can your school address these concerns and ensure that your students are engaged, fulfilled, and fully involved in a powerful network on campus and beyond? Let’s dive into the essential areas schools need to focus on to ensure they meet students’ most vital needs. Read more here
Impact 101
Impact by Instructure helps higher education institutions improve technology adoption and evaluate the impact of educational technology, all while increasing support options and providing targeted communications. Watch on demand to learn more.
Education 3.0
Evaluating education systems from the beginning of the 20th century, we can see three clear phases. Explore the journey education has made, where we are now and what's necessary for the future of higher education. Read more here
Click here for all things Higher Education by Instructure.
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Canvas Advisory Board Updates
Upcoming Meeting: November 9th, 2022
The next Canvas Advisory Board meeting will be on November 9th, 2022. Agenda items will be finalized and posted during the 2 weeks leading up to the meeting.
A complete listing of all Canvas Advisory Board meeting agendas can be found here.
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October Meeting Recap
The agendas for our upcoming 2022 meetings have been published for your viewing. Please note, these are working documents and subject to change so please check back for any updates on a regular basis.
This month’s meeting consisted of an annual advisory board update from Steve Daly (Instructure CEO) and Melissa Loble (Chief Customer Experience Officer), an introduction to Instructure’s new Chief Product Officer Shiren Vijiasingam, and an I2 Program Statistics Update from Matt Buss.
Thank you to all who participated in this month’s meeting for your insightful feedback, ideas, and discussion! Should you have any questions or want further information around the work being done by the NET+ Canvas Service Advisory Board or a copy of the Partner Program Report, please don’t hesitate to visit us at https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/7BOJCQ or contact us at netplus@internet2.edu and we will be happy to respond.
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NET+ Canvas Program Update
Service Advisory Board Goals for 2022
Goal #1
Continue to have timely discussions about Customer Experience as it relates to Instructure products and services, the NET+ Canvas program, our community, as well as future Instructure M&A conversations.
Deliverable: Continue to update/refine Canvas Institutional Profiles for effective collaboration within the program.
Deliverable: Bring to light community needs that are not being addressed otherwise in these areas.
Goal #2
Instructure to conduct semi-annual product roadmap discussion and a review of the R1 Peers/I2 product feature request list.
Deliverable: Continue to develop and refine, with Shaun Moon and Kevin Turco, a strategy and process for I2 and R1 Peer universities to provide Instructure with actionable information on pain points and unmet needs. The strategy and process should be synced with Instructure's product development cycle and allow Instructure to clearly communicate status and progress back to the universities.
Goal #3
Initiate advisory board input on Instructure’s platform strategy as it relates to third party vendors and data integration/mash-ups.
Deliverable: Focused discussion with Kevin Turco and Karl Lloyd.
Deliverable: Focused discussion on what universities are doing with Canvas data and live events. What action do the data feed?
Deliverable: Implement this goal's outcomes effectively within the Canvas Institutional Profiles for further collaboration.
Goal #4
Continue Instructure product strategy discussions with Jared Stein.
NET+ Canvas - HELPFUL LINKS
Around the Community
Commentary from I2 Canvas users: advice, best practices, feedback.
R1 Peers
The Canvas Peers Research Universities Group (or R1 Peers Group) brings together representatives from large public and private research universities to share best practices around using Canvas and the surrounding ed tech ecosystem to support teaching and learning. They also collaborate closely with Instructure (Canvas vendor) and sit on the Internet2 NET+ Canvas Service Advisory Board to improve the Canvas platform and user experience for research universities. This group represents more than 250 members from 45 institutions of higher education and research across the United States, and around the world.
For context, recently the R1 Peers Group has collaborated in the following areas:
- Tier 1 support
- Archiving
- 3rd party integrations
- Pain points
- Data privacy
LRS Standards SIG
The Learning Records Store (LRS) Special Interest Group (SIG) assembles use cases for an LRS, creates an LRS reference architecture, and develops implementation/engineering best practices. The SIG promotes open standards that enable data from a variety of teaching and learning tools to be included in the LRS.
This group is chaired by the University of Washington and meets monthly on the fourth Wednesday of the month, however the LRS SIG is currently on hold until May 2022. For more information or to join this group, please reach out to Matthew Buss (mbuss@internet2.edu). Thank you.