Learning Management Systems (LMS): Institutional Administration & Governance
Top-Level Administration & User Management
I serve as a Top-Level Administrator for the Canvas Instructure LMS at the University of Denver, overseeing the digital learning environment for nearly 4,000 employees and students. My role involves high-stakes user management, ensuring that benefited, non-benefited, and student employees have seamless access to the training and resources required for their roles.
Advanced Platforms: Canvas Catalog
I specialize in the implementation and management of Canvas Catalog, an advanced extension of the LMS that provides enterprise-level functionality. I leverage this platform to provide:
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Monetization & Payment Gateways (beta): We have recently enabled payment integration with Canvas Catalog subcatalogs and we expect to have departments be able to sell their own courses by fall 2026. We will be starting with a small group of departments before we scale accordingly.
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Robust Analytics & Reporting: Utilizing advanced tracking to provide leadership with deep insights into learner progress, completion rates, and departmental performance.
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Quality Assurance & Accessibility Testing: I serve as a final gatekeeper, rigorously testing all platform configurations to ensure they adhere to the strict standards set by our digital accessibility team (and myself!).
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Departmental Autonomy: Configuring sub-catalog environments that grant individual departments greater control over their unique content and branding while still adhering to the institutional styleguide.
Strategic Enablement: “Train the Trainer”
I believe in empowering others to be self-sufficient within the digital ecosystem. I lead “Train the Trainer” initiatives, where I mentor departmental leads on the technical and pedagogical standards of the LMS.
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Capacity Building: I teach stakeholders how to navigate their specific Canvas Catalog accounts to successfully build, review, and publish their own high-quality coursework.
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Standardization: By training others, I ensure that despite decentralized content creation, the institutional standards for quality and accessibility remain consistent.
LMS Versatility & Migrations
My technical expertise is not limited to a single platform; I have managed learning systems across multiple major institutions, and I am always excited to continue expanding my skills and adopt new technologies.
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Enterprise Transitions: Managed employee courses and user data within Cornerstone prior to the university-wide migration to Canvas.
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Cross-Institutional Experience: Previously managed content and user environments within the Desire2Learn (D2L) LMS at both Arapahoe Community College and Red Rocks Community College.
Screenshot of the DU Learn platform. Due to confidentiality I am not able to post more images.
