Harrison Kelly, Managing Director, APAC

Harrison Kelly

Managing Director, APAC

As Instructure’s Managing Director of APAC, Harrison leads the region's go-to-market strategy, providing sales leadership, highly disruptive services and customer-focused solutions that support the company's growth across Asia Pacific. He is a seasoned senior C-Suite consultant and Enterprise Director with a track record of overachieving multi-million dollar quotas through high-impact negotiation, thought leadership, and a challenger mentality. Before joining Instructure, he held senior roles at top companies like LinkedIn, Gartner, and IBM.

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May 22, 2023

The Invaluable Role of An LMS in Modern K-12 Classrooms

When building a modern K-12 classroom, a strong set of pillars is necessary to provide a productive and supportive learning foundation for all students. Among these pillars are several essential strategies to develop 21st-century learners:Technology Integration: Technology is an integral part of the modern classroom, with digital devices, such as tablets and laptops, that enhance the learning experience. Teachers use various educational software, multimedia resources, and online tools to Read More...

Apr 24, 2023

Stop doing these things if you're an edtech startup keen to plug into a university's LMS

The edtech sector is expected to be worth $404 billion globally by 2025, according to the tracking and forecasting company HolonIQ. The move to online teaching due to the pandemic has seen edtech companies speed up the digitalisation of the higher education sector by five to 10 years. This is according to a study by the investment bank Credit Swisse. It lists the benefits of virtual education – an outcome of edtech companies - as cost-efficient, flexible, and effective. So how can Read More...

Sep 25, 2019

3 key learnings from CanvasCon Sydney 2019

“Empower people to create their own awesome.” - Jared Stein, VP of Higher Ed Product Strategy, implored the 900+ CanvasCon Sydney attendees. The message paved the way for all of the talks from the “Best Practice” room for the rest of the day. The speakers shared how they overcame their organisation’s challenges, thought outside the box about how they could use Canvas and pushed consistency for a better user experience. Here are three more key learnings that underpinned many of the best Read More...

Aug 23, 2019

Foster positive student experience among distance learners with Canvas

Anneka Weterman and Casey Beard of Aspire2 Distance Learning led a breakout session on Student Experience at CanvasCon Sydney 2019. Aspire2 Distance Learning has been providing vocational education and training in New Zealand for 40 years, and implemented Canvas two years ago. Their previous LMS really served only as a “filing cabinet” and issues with usability hindered employment of the platform to engage with students to the extent desired. This organisation offers distance Read More...

Sep 20, 2017

Making Student-Centred Investments

Investing in Educational technology can be a minefield for many. How do we ensure our investments return the best value to the organisation by supporting the needs of teachers and students while meeting the expectations of modern parents? This focus on ROI is becoming increasingly critical as budgets become tighter and the technology needs of the classroom expand. The bigger question for many is how do we even best measure the success of the investment? A key indicator of a Read More...

Aug 30, 2022

Connecting learners with their ‘big ideas’: Education’s move into the era of imagination

A roadblock to engaging students in the classroom is equity of access. But technological innovation can help, according to Dr. Jordan Nguyen, a biomedical engineer and futurist. The multi-award winner gave the closing keynote speech on connecting content to learners' 'big ideas' at InstructureCon APAC 2022. "Teachers and educators can guide learners into the future to empower them to realise their dreams and big ideas. We've got to back students to keep imagining, to keep dreaming big, Read More...

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