In-Person Event

Alabama Canvas + Parchment Connect

Friday, October  30, 2026, 9:00am - 4:00pm 
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Join us for the 2026 Alabama Canvas Connect event being held at the The University of Alabama at Birmingham. This one-day immersive event will explore the latest innovations transforming the higher ed landscape in Alabama. Whether you're enhancing the digital classroom with Canvas or modernizing admissions and credentialing with Parchment, this is your opportunity to stay ahead of the curve. Leave inspired with actionable ideas to elevate the academic experience at your institution.

We have an exciting agenda, including sessions with Instructure executives and peer sessions. Registration is free. 

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Canvas topics:

Elevating the digital classroom

Audience: Higher Education Executives, Directors, Managers, LMS Admins, Instructional Designers, Academic Technologists, and Edtech Specialists

The Canvas track is dedicated to the "how" of teaching and learning. As institutions continue to evolve their digital ecosystem, these sessions focus on maximizing the impact of the LMS on student engagement and accessibility.

What you’ll explore:

• Trends in higher education: Learn how educational leaders can move beyond traditional systems to build a learner-centered, future-ready ecosystem that strategically aligns pedagogy and technology to meet evolving student needs
• Product roadmap: Get an exclusive look at the long-term strategic vision for the Canvas ecosystem and feature enhancements.
• Generative AI: Hear about the transformative impact of generative AI on modern education, focusing on how institutions can move beyond basic tool adoption toward an intentional, research-based integration that enhances both teaching efficiency and student learning outcomes.
• Pedagogical innovation: Discover new ways to use Canvas features to create interactive, student-centric learning environments.

Parchment topics:

Empowering the learner journey

Audience: Registrars, Admissions Officers, and Enrollment Managers

The Parchment track focuses on the “what” of achievement—how institutions manage, verify, and share learning across the student lifecycle. From admissions through graduation and beyond, these sessions explore how modern credentialing technologies improve efficiency while helping learners showcase their achievements.

What you’ll explore:

• Modern admissions processing: See how institutions are accelerating admissions by automating transcript processing and eliminating manual data entry.
• Microcredentials and digital badges: Explore how schools are recognizing skills beyond the transcript with microcredentials and badges that help learners showcase their strengths.
• Centralized credentialing strategies: Learn how institutions are bringing transcripts, diplomas, badges, and other credentials into a unified ecosystem to improve efficiency and create a more connected learner record.
• Supporting the full learner journey: Discover how modern credentialing supports student mobility, workforce readiness, and lifelong learning while maintaining secure academic records.

Share Your Success: 

Call for Proposals Now Open!

Do you have a unique way of using Canvas to drive student engagement? Have you cracked the code on seamless third-party integrations or AI-driven course design? We want to hear from you! The Alabama Canvas Connect is a stage for the innovators, the veterans, and the creative problem-solvers of the Alabama higher-ed landscape. By presenting at this year's event, you contribute to a growing community of educators dedicated to staying ahead of the curve.. Please submit your session proposal using our official form by August 31, 2026.

We are looking for sessions that provide actionable ideas. Consider submitting a proposal in one of the following areas:

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Canvas & Teaching Innovation

• The Future of EdTech: AI and emerging tech within the Canvas ecosystem.
• Student Success & Accessibility: Strategies for inclusive design and closing achievement gaps.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Using Canvas Analytics to improve learning outcomes.
• Best Practices: Advanced tips, tricks, and administrative hacks.

Admissions, Records, & Credentialing

• Modernizing Admissions: Improving transfer, transcript processing, and enrollment workflows

• Beyond the Transcript: New approaches to documenting student learning, skills, and achievements

• Operational Excellence: Streamlining registrar, records, and credential management processes

Agenda

Location Details

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Nursing 
1701 University Boulevard
Birmingham, AL 35294

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