CanvasCon at Northwestern

I had the opportunity to travel to Chicago (Evanston really) last week to attend CanvasCon.  Listed below are the session offerings.  The eLearning Team at Richmond Community Schools hit multiple sessions during the conference, so if you see something of interest - please contact us for more information - we took good notes!

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 

8 AM - 5 PM 

Please join us for our 2016 CanvasCon at Northwestern University! CanvasCon is a one-day, regional event that we’ve specifically designed for Illinois and Midwestern educators. Everyone is invited, from the Canvas-curious to the expert user!

We’ll discuss hot topics trending in the Ed tech world and host Canvas-specific sessions. We’ve jam-packed the agenda with awesome sessions from educators, innovators, and thought leaders in both Higher Education and K12. There will be separate tracks for Higher Ed and K12, and plenty of ed-tech goodness—new skills and techniques, networking, collaboration, idea-sharing, and other fun—for Canvas users and non-Canvas users alike. We promise there’s something for everyone! Join us for a full day of learning and awesomeness or risk suffering in everlasting FOMO.

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Agenda 

8:00 - 9:00 AM      Check-in & Breakfast -- Main Foyer of Tech Building

9:00 - 9:15 AM      Welcome Remarks. Sean Reynolds, Vice President for Information Technology, Northwestern University -- Ryan Family Auditorium 

9:15 - 10:00 AM    Opening Keynote. Mitch Macfarlane, SVP Product and Customer Experience, Instructure -- Ryan Family Auditorium

10:15 - 11:00 AM  BREAKOUT SESSION 1 -- 4 Tracks 

• "Canvas" for the Artist: Maximizing SpeedGrader - Donna Su, Northwestern University & Professor Kurt Hansen, Northwestern University  
• Quizzes.Next: Modern Testing in Canvas for HE - Jason Sparks, Instructure  
• Google + Canvas = Better Together - Dana Smith, Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 
• The Lightboard, for Snappy Video Lectures - Michael Peshkin, Northwestern University  

11:15 - 12:00 PM  BREAKOUT SESSION 2 -- 4 Tracks

• Strategies for a Successful LMS Rollout in HE - Mindy Hintze, Instructure 
• Quality Matter: How to Design a Well-Aligned Course - Jessica Mansbach & Reba-Anna Lee, Northwestern University
• Rethinking the Canvas Classroom Discussion Board Feature Using Social Media Principles - Ryan Anderson, Warren Township HS District 121  
• Migrate an Olympic Size Course and Make it Shine with a Lightbox Image Gallery - Cecilia Lo & Wayne Jehng, University of Chicago  

12:00 - 1:15 PM   LUNCH - TECH PATIO  

1:30 - 2:00 PM     PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT -- Hilary Scharton, Product Strategy, Product Management, Instructure

2:15 - 3:00 PM     BREAKOUT SESSION 3 -- 4 Tracks

• Instead of Thinking Outside of the Box, Get Rid of the Box - Annette Beck & David Long, The University of Iowa
• DELTA (Delivering Experiential Labs to ALL) - Amy Skyles, Missouri S&T
• Strategies for a Successful Rollout in K12 - Mindy Hintze, Instructure
• Beyond the Classroom: Building Online Communities to Foster Program Engagement - Alyssa Dyar, Northwestern University  

3:15 - 4:00 PM    BREAKOUT SESSION 4 -- 4 Tracks

• Using the Canvas Ecosystem to Integrate Rich Media in the Classroom - Jill Albin-Hill, Dominican University 
• Integrations & Innovations - Victoria Getis, Northwestern University
• Quizzes.Next: Modern Testing in Canvas for K12 - Jason Sparks, Instructure 
• Learning Analytics and Post-Secondary Instruction - David Halsted, Affiliated Faculty, Northwestern University

4:15 - 5:00 PM    Canvas Closing Keynote. Mitch Benson - VP Canvas Product, Product Management, Instructure