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I’ve been working in higher ed with LMS administration for nearly a decade and have started thinking about what it would look like to move into a corporate environment.

I’m less interested in high level differences and more curious about what actually changes in the day to day work. Things like priorities, expectations, types of requests, how systems are used, and how decisions get made.

If you’ve worked in both, what stood out to you when you made the switch? What felt familiar and what felt completely different?

Also curious if there are specific skills that become more important on the corporate side that might not be as emphasized in higher ed.

I’m trying to get a better handle on APIs beyond just understanding the concept.

I get what APIs are and why they matter, but when it comes to actually using them, I feel like I’m missing something. Things like authentication, making requests, and understanding what to do with the response still feel a bit abstract.

I work a lot in Canvas, so I’m especially interested in anything that connects to that use case but open to general learning. I’m not trying to become a developer, just trying to get comfortable enough to use APIs in a practical way and understand what’s going on behind the scenes.

If you’ve gone through this learning curve, what helped it click for you? Any resources, tools, or ways you practiced that made a difference?

I’ve been working in higher ed with LMS administration for nearly a decade and have started thinking about what it would look like to move into a corporate environment.

I’m less interested in high level differences and more curious about what actually changes in the day to day work. Things like priorities, expectations, types of requests, how systems are used, and how decisions get made.

If you’ve worked in both, what stood out to you when you made the switch? What felt familiar and what felt completely different?

Also curious if there are specific skills that become more important on the corporate side that might not be as emphasized in higher ed.

I’m trying to get a better handle on APIs beyond just understanding the concept.

I get what APIs are and why they matter, but when it comes to actually using them, I feel like I’m missing something. Things like authentication, making requests, and understanding what to do with the response still feel a bit abstract.

I work a lot in Canvas, so I’m especially interested in anything related to that use case, but open to general learning as well. I’m not trying to become a developer, just trying to get comfortable enough to use APIs in a practical way and understand what’s going on behind the scenes.

If you’ve gone through this learning curve, what helped it click for you? Any resources, tools, or ways you practiced that made a difference?