Moments from Day 1 of InstructureCon 2023

There are those moments—some big, some small—that make a huge impact. Educators, administrators, and edtech enthusiasts crossed the globe to make new moments together at InstructureCon 2023 in Denver, Colorado. 

The day started off with a bang (literally) during the opening keynote from Instructure executives, including our CEO and resident ringleader, Steve Daly.

Steve Daly is back! @INSTCon23 #makingmoments pic.twitter.com/d9peYAhDTy

— Beth Crook (@bethcrook) July 26, 2023

Moments of Learning

Dr. Jordan Nguyen took the stage to share insights on creating inclusive innovations and how technology can bring positive, sustainable, and life-altering change. This keynote mesmerized those in the room, creating moments of awe and inspiring thoughtful conversation about the topic.

“One Life. Persist to Improve Many.” Powerful words from @DocJordy about using technology to improve lives, our world, and solve problems. #InstCon23 pic.twitter.com/Bk1e20xQXu

— Philip Jarosz (@InsightPhilED) July 26, 2023

Can’t contain my excitement that @DocJordy is sharing the “Era of Imagination” using ARVR at #INSTCon23!!!!!
I have used #ARVR4Littles with #3Ddesign4Littles to impact innovation & #DigitalCitizenship as my big #ConfettiMoment in Edu!
#InstSweetSuite pic.twitter.com/LusuOPrmqe

— Rosemary Jane (@Rosemary_Edu) July 26, 2023

Fascinating and inspiring keynote by @DocJordy sharing stories and amazing innovation to make the world a better place - “One life. Persist to improve Many” “It’s about our Humanity, not the technology” #InstCon23

— ˜”*°• Hildi Pardo •°*”˜ (@Hildi_Pardo) July 26, 2023

The learning continued with insightful breakout sessions, high-energy networking, and all-around-awesomeness. Artificial intelligence (AI) was a hot topic, with panel discussions on it's impact in education and Instructure's guiding principles on the use of AI (plus, more announcements to come.)

Exploring the Potential of Generative AI in Education panel

“We are finding that instructional design and pedagogy go together.” -Melissa Vito

“We can’t teach reading, writing, speaking and listening if we only focus on reading.” -Tom McCoy

I couldn’t agree more. #instcon23 pic.twitter.com/pqtBMlWBt8

— M Santos (@msantos4tech) July 26, 2023

#ComingSoon Panda Bot will be one of the first areas of AI within the Instructure platform to help you with your searches in the Canvas Community! #INSTCon #MakingMoments pic.twitter.com/sBrPJO3dCv

— Ashley Jackson Ivey (@TechCoachAshley) July 26, 2023

#INSTCON23

Human-Driven approach! 10-80-10. Human - AI - Human is how we are approaching this wonderful opportunity! pic.twitter.com/LpzDOYci36

— Kyle Laker (@LakerKyle07) July 26, 2023

Moments of Inspiration

Attendees were invited to share their favorite educational confetti moments for their chance to win a stay in the Presidential Suite, and the response was astounding. We are so proud to be a part of these moments.

My favorite educational moment is hearing from a graduate of our online BS in MLS program who would not have been able to complete their degree if it wasn’t offered online! @Canvas_by_Inst @Instructure #InstCon23 #instsweetsuite #makingmoments

— Erin Rumpke (@erinrumpke) July 26, 2023

My educational confetti moments are those when I see instructors enthusiastically trying out new things in their courses! Seeing instructors get reinvigorated from renovating their instruction gets me excited to learn & share more! 🥳#INSTSweetSuite #INSTCon23 @Canvas_by_Inst

— Leandra Toomoth (@leandra0414) July 26, 2023

#ComingSoon Panda Bot will be one of the first areas of AI within the Instructure platform to help you with your searches in the Canvas Community! #INSTCon #MakingMoments pic.twitter.com/sBrPJO3dCv

— Ashley Jackson Ivey (@TechCoachAshley) July 26, 2023

My favorite moment is seeing the learning gap get smaller and smaller for non-traditional students. Canvas is the fuel that keeps that learning fire going. #INSTSweetSuite #instcon23 pic.twitter.com/kT8T4krEsE

— kenia reyes (@kramos115) July 26, 2023

Moments of Connection

One of the best parts of the first day of a conference (especially InstructureCON 😉) are the moments of connection, especially since we're back together in person! 

At #instcon23 and meeting all the Pandas! And of course amazing folks!! @Canvas_by_Inst pic.twitter.com/YRRBKPRwDp

— ᴏʜᴄᴀɴᴀᴅᴀᴛᴡᴇᴇᴛ (Chris) (@ohcanadatweet) July 26, 2023

Let’s the learning begin! @TTrzebiatowski @appyteacher @reginaldjsmith #INSTCon23 #MakingMoments pic.twitter.com/mNKWanM1En

— Felecity Treptow (@FelecityTreptow) July 25, 2023

Wow. Incredible first few hours of learning! @TTrzebiatowski @reginaldjsmith @appyteacher #momentsatinstcon23 #INSTCon23 #MakingMoments #canvasfam pic.twitter.com/msWGyNbkw0

— Felecity Treptow (@FelecityTreptow) July 26, 2023

Fargo representing at #INSTCon23 Can’t wait to learn. #makingmoments @Canvas_by_Inst @FargoNDSchools @AlwaysLibrarian @JPikarski @yanella33 #FPSlearns pic.twitter.com/P8MI7a8xx0

— Heather Bronaugh (@hlbronaugh) July 26, 2023

Moments of Fun

InstructureCon is synonymous with fun—and day one was full of moments of fun. 

Check out this crew of educators engaging in professional learning at the #InstCon23 this week! @LincolnLearning @Canvas_by_Inst pic.twitter.com/dd54hxTvWO

— Leeds Elementary School | Sioux City, IA (@LeedsSCCSD) July 26, 2023

“Great Scott!” #INSTCon23 pic.twitter.com/Zl74Q8tNTX

— Justin Carrell (@jwadec) July 26, 2023

Didn't realize this was in my bucket list, but it's been checked off 🤣. #INSTCon23#workhardplayhard pic.twitter.com/cf5UGfafge

— Melissa Kincaid (@QueenMel99) July 27, 2023

We’re so excited to be back together again to experience new moments with you. Stay tuned for a whole lot of learning…and a whole lot of fun as InstructureCon 2023 carries on! 

To learn more about #InstCON23 moments-in-the-making, visit our event website or the InstructureCon Community hub.