Kentucky Convergence

This presentation offers a comprehensive overview of Brightspace, the fastest growing Learning Management System (LMS) in Higher Education known for its user-friendly interface, adaptive learning tools, and robust features. It highlights how Brightspace tailors learning experiences to individual student needs, fosters engagement, and improves outcomes.

Key aspects covered include collaborative tools for seamless instructor-student interaction, administrative features for streamlined course management, and insights into future innovations within the platform. The abstract is suited for educators, instructional designers, and administrators looking to leverage technology for educational enhancement.

Attendees will gain insights into how Brightspace reshapes education, making learning more engaging, efficient, and personalized for each learner. This presentation aims to serve both newcomers and those seeking to maximize the potential of Brightspace.

With the avalanche of new challenges, new technologies, and new ways of communicating, we all need creative skills to thrive amid change. How can we best prepare students for their future? With generative AI, students can experiment with various forms of media, including text, audio, and visual content, and explore creative expressions that they may not have previously considered. Join Eric Rowse, Senior Solutions Consultant, as he shows practical ways to tap into this potential using Adobe Firefly and accessing Adobe Sensei features. It has the potential to act as a powerful tool that can inspire and enhance the creative process by generating new and unique ideas.

In one year, a college using Canvas used Canvas Credentials to issue more than 10,000 micro-credentials, but wanted a more automated way to integrate data from Canvas Outcomes. Learn how the Instructure Custom Development team to develop a Credentials-Outcomes Alignment Tool that helps turn their outcomes assessment process into a more valuable and impactful experience for students and faculty. Also learn how this tool is being used in a county-wide workforce initiative as well.

With the avalanche of new challenges, new technologies, and new ways of communicating, we all need creative skills to thrive amid change. How can we best prepare students for their future? With generative AI, students can experiment with various forms of media, including text, audio, and visual content, and explore creative expressions that they may not have previously considered. Join Eric Rowse, Senior Solutions Consultant, as he shows practical ways to tap into this potential using Adobe Firefly and accessing Adobe Sensei features. It has the potential to act as a powerful tool that can inspire and enhance the creative process by generating new and unique ideas.

A case study and demonstration on how to increase student engagement with the ViewSonic interactive flat panel and MyViewBoard software.  Learn how many universities and colleges have successfully increased virtual participation with the latest interactive classroom technologies. 

With the avalanche of new challenges, new technologies, and new ways of communicating, we all need creative skills to thrive amid change. How can we best prepare students for their future? With generative AI, students can experiment with various forms of media, including text, audio, and visual content, and explore creative expressions that they may not have previously considered. Join Eric Rowse, Senior Solutions Consultant, as he shows practical ways to tap into this potential using Adobe Firefly and accessing Adobe Sensei features. It has the potential to act as a powerful tool that can inspire and enhance the creative process by generating new and unique ideas.

Microcredentials create a purposeful connection and complementary pathway for true life-long learning. This session will help you jumpstart the conversation about microcredentials and badging at your institution and offer you some practical tips and on-ramps for next steps.
Wondering where to start when it comes to badges and microcredentials? Join the conversation to explore effective strategies and hear lessons learned from innovators building in this area. Leave with ideas, resources, and tips to start the conversation at your institution.

Fortinet®, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions offers Security Awareness and Training service for organizations to further protect their security posture by advancing their employees’ cybersecurity skillsets and knowledge. A Fortinet survey found that 73 percent of organizations had at least one intrusion or breach that can be partially attributed to a gap in cybersecurity skills.
 
Fortinet has designed its new service to address security, IT and compliance leaders’ growing concerns around threats and their workforce maintaining proper cyber hygiene. The Fortinet Security Awareness and Training service reduces the likelihood of a breach caused by an employee falling for a phishing email, clicking on a malicious link or becoming the victim of a social engineering attempt. For compliance-sensitive organizations, the service also helps leaders satisfy regulatory or industry compliance training requirements.

Competency-Based Education (CBE) is revolutionizing higher education by emphasizing skill mastery over traditional time-based learning. Implementing CBE requires a flexible Learning Management System (LMS) that meets diverse student needs. This abstract examines Brightspace, an adaptable LMS supporting CBE in colleges and universities.

Brightspace aligns seamlessly with CBE principles, offering personalized learning paths and granular competency-based learning. Its features include competency mapping tools for clear tracking and assessments, enhancing student progress monitoring. The adaptive nature of Brightspace promotes self-directed learning and empowers students through multimedia resources and personalized feedback. Case studies show that integrating Brightspace into CBE programs improves student engagement and learning outcomes.

This presentation explores how Brightspace reshapes higher education to meet the evolving needs of learners in the 21st century.