Ruth Thornton, Global Product Manager, APAC, Instructure

Ruth Thornton

Global Product Manager, APAC, Instructure

Ruth Thornton is the Global Product Manager for the Asia Pacific region at Instructure and has moved to this role following 3 years supporting Canvas customers across our vocational education, K12 and Higher Education sectors as a Senior Customer Success Manager. During this time, Ruth worked in strategic partnership with numerous VET organisations across ANZ to ensure successful adoption and enhanced utilisation of the LMS specific to each unique requirement and use case.

Prior to her time at Instructure, Ruth was responsible for program coordination and online learning for a VET organisation based in Melbourne, which also included teaching from and administration of the Canvas LMS. Ruth is eager to be a part of improving access to educational opportunities for all as well as helping educators make meaningful learnings experiences.

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Dec 31, 2020
Canvas Resource Roundup: 5 Best Practices
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Dec 31, 2020
Instructure’s Proven Security Vulnerability Disclosure Program
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Dec 31, 2020
Top 5 Canvas Support Tips & Tricks
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Jul 05, 2023
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Dec 31, 2020
Adapting to Online in a Pinch – Part 1
Whenever a situation occurs that keeps students from their physical classrooms, online learning gets more attention. In this case, the emergency is COVID-19 that’s motivating some to examine their online learning strategy, but it may as easily may be a natural disaster or even a snow day. And though more college students are enrolling in online than ever before, online offerings are still the minority at most institutions, and the majority of teachers are unprepared to teach online. This Read More...

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