Going In-Depth on the State of
Higher Education
in Australia

Dr. Karin Barac is the Senior Manager Enterprise Learning & Teaching Programs in Learning Futures at Griffith University. She holds a Doctorate in Higher Education Learning and Teaching and has 20 years experience in supporting academic professional development and educational technology implementation.

Jayde has been a Canvas advocate, Canvas LMS administrator, and Canvas Community Champion for seven years at higher education and vocational education institutions. Most recently Jayde worked as the Lead, Learning Environments team at RMIT University. Jayde joined the Instructure team as  a Customer Success Manager in 2021 and is excited to leverage her knowledge and experience to assist other universities with Canvas adoption and engagement.

Edward leads the EMEA, Asia-Pacific and global channel marketing teams for Instructure, a global software company in the education industry.

Prior to joining Instructure, Edward was Chief Marketing Officer at HealthEngine, an Australian technology start up in the healthcare sector.

Edward spent 6 years at LinkedIn, including 5 years in Singapore leading marketing teams for LinkedIn Sales Solutions and Marketing Solutions across the Asia-Pacific region including China and Japan. During this time he was elected as Chairman of the Social Media Committee for the Internet Advertising Bureau in South East Asia for 2 consecutive years.

He spent eight years in marketing at Fairfax Media - a leading Australian publisher, where he worked in a number of roles across newspapers, magazines and digital media. 

Edward has also held roles in media buying and sales over his 20-year career in marketing and advertising.