Enhancements to the Instructure Learning
Platform are centered around strategic areas of core teaching and
learning, analytics, platform integration and lifelong learning,
with AI infused
thoughtfully throughout
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LAKE CITY, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/
-- Instructure, the leading learning platform and maker of
Canvas, today announced enhanced and expanded Instructure Learning
Platform solutions, further demonstrating the company's ongoing
commitment to innovation in edtech and its mission to make
teachers' work easier and improve student success. Today the
company unveiled enhancements centered around core teaching and
learning, advanced analytics, lifelong learning and platform
integration during InstructureCon 2023, the company's annual user
conference held July 26-28 in
Denver. For more information,
visit instructure.com/events/instructurecon
Core Teaching and Learning
To better support millions
of educators and learners using Canvas around the world,
Instructure showcased continued innovation to their core teaching
and learning solutions, all designed to save educators time,
personalize learning experiences for students and simplify complex
tasks for administrators.
Today, AI-assisted course templating was announced, giving
educators and instructional designers the power to quickly create
elegant page layouts using dynamic methods, making courses both
more engaging and intuitive. This latest release, soon available in
beta, joins the growing list of new functionalities specifically
designed to improve educator efficiency and reduce administrative
tasks, such as bulk publishing for modules, enhanced Gradebook
filters, Course Pacing and the ability to submit assignments on
behalf of students.
Students also gain a more personalized, equitable experience
from Canvas solutions with tailored in-context support, like the
beta AI-powered right-and-wrong answer rationale and integration of
AI writing tutor Khanmigo, made available through the
just-announced partnership with Khan Academy. These tools give
instructors supplemental AI-powered tools to support students in
and out of the classroom.
"This work underscores our continued commitment to build the
extensibility and advanced capabilities of Canvas products, while
also promoting simplicity for both educators and learners," said
Shiren Vijiasingam, Instructure's Chief Product Officer. "With the
introduction of AI capabilities into our core products—both with
our own innovation and that of our strategic partners found in our
beta emerging AI marketplace—we aim to meet the immediate and
future needs of our community with substantive improvements that
help to drive best practice in pedagogy and curriculum."
Advanced Analytics
Building upon the rapid adoption of
the new data pipeline for Canvas Data 2 and the recently released
Canvas Admin Analytics, included in Canvas LMS, Instructure also
showcased new advanced analytics solutions now available in beta.
This allows administrators to personalize the way they see and
interact with their data in a fraction of the time.
Injecting conversational AI into Instructure analytics products
empowers educators to ask deeper questions of their data using
everyday language. This results in more timely, actionable
insights to drive better outcomes for students.
Lifelong Learning
In response to rapidly evolving
labor markets and growing demand for alternate educational paths,
Instructure's new streamlined offering of Canvas LMS, Canvas
Credentials and Canvas Catalog provide institutions with a turnkey
solution to diversify course offerings, attract new learners and
drive continued institutional growth.
As an evolution of this offering, today the company previewed
innovative work in credentialing and learner records. Instructure
is launching a learner passport in beta designed to empower
learners to carry stackable, verifiable evidence of the
competencies acquired throughout their learning journey.
"We believe the future requires a portable, shareable record to
show the skills and achievements an individual mastered with either
employers or institutions," Vijiasingam said. "We know that
learners are looking for alternative paths to employment and
education and this gives them the power to pursue their own unique
learning journeys."
Platform Integration
To realize the company's mission
of delivering the most comprehensive, seamless learning platform on
the market, Instructure showcased new deep integration between
their solutions, like Canvas LMS and assessment management system
Mastery Connect, and a seamless learning experience across Canvas
LMS, Canvas Catalog and Canvas Credentials. This cohesive platform
experience is strengthened by a foundation of data brought to life
by advanced analytics. As part of the platform, the Instructure
Community, edtech's largest online community, now has PandaBot, an
AI-powered chatbot available to all community members.
"Whether educators and learners are using Instructure products
or other educational technologies on the Instructure Learning
Platform, they deserve an experience that puts teaching and
learning front and center," said Steve
Daly, Instructure's Chief Executive Officer. "Removing the
barriers between these solutions allows everyone to navigate freely
so they can focus on the content of their education and not the
tech. Today we shared our vision of what a cohesive platform
experience could and should look like–and our strategy to get
there."
ABOUT INSTRUCTURECON
InstructureCon 2023,
Instructure's professional learning event for educators and edtech
users, with a 2023 theme of Making Moments, features prominent
keynotes from Deepak Chopra,
Arianna Huffington and Dr.
Jordan Nguyen. With more than 130
sessions from fellow educators and inspiring thinkers,
InstructureCon addresses some of the most impactful edtech insights
and tips on resilience, wellness and self-care for educators. This
year's InstructureCon event takes place July
25-28, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center
in Denver. For more information,
visit instructure.com/events/instructurecon.
ABOUT INSTRUCTURE
Instructure (NYSE: INST) is an
education technology company dedicated to elevating student
success, amplifying the power of teaching, and inspiring everyone
to learn together. Today the Instructure Learning Platform,
comprised of its flagship product Canvas LMS and several products
serving K-12 and higher education, supports tens of millions of
educators and learners around the world. Learn more at
www.instructure.com.
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the risk factors described in the Company's annual report on Form
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on February 17, 2023 and other
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is as of the date hereof and Instructure undertakes no duty to
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CONTACT: Jennifer Durrant,
jennifer.durrant@instructure.com
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