I recently discovered the Instructure Community and was a bit overwhelmed. It can be a bit intimidating at first so here’s a few tips to get you started.
Start with the Community Guide
The Instructure Community Guide is a great place to start. It provides a quick overview of the Community. Start with the Welcome page. Don’t worry about reading the whole guide right now. You can always come back later by adding a bookmark (more on that below).
Update your profile
Now that you have a basic overview of the community, let’s visit your profile to add a photo of yourself as your avatar, and a short biography. You can access your profile settings, by clicking the avatar in the upper right-hand corner and then selecting Settings. Your profile contains all your personal settings, bookmarks and feeds.
Add Some Subscriptions
Next, I would recommend adding a few subscriptions. My personal favorite is the Instructure Weekly Community Highlights which is a curated list of posts, events and feature updates. Start here until you get a feel for the content that most interests you. You can subscribe to anything in the community, including blogs, forums, events, other users and more. To subscribe, click the three dots on any page, confirm your settings and click Save. You can also bookmark any page from the same menu.
