New features and improvements expand functionality and empower lifelong learners and non-traditional students
SALT LAKE CITY, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instructure, the maker of Canvas, today announced improvements to many of the solutions that make up the industry-leading Instructure Learning Platform coinciding with its annual InstructureCon education event. Canvas LMS now serves as the hub of learning for tens of millions of teachers and students in 70 countries. By adding innovative solutions in additional edtech areas such as assessment, content and analytics, the Instructure Learning Platform demonstrates a commitment to meeting the needs of K-12, Higher Ed and lifelong learners throughout the world. To register for InstructureCon 2022, go to https://www.instructure.com/events/instructurecon.
"Our desire to understand the unique needs of educators and learners worldwide informs our strategy for developing, refining and integrating new products into the Instructure Learning Platform," said Shiren Vijiasingam, Chief Product Officer at Instructure. "One of the key differentiators for Instructure is a product team that prioritizes gathering constructive feedback and leveraging it to create better products efficiently. This focus on innovation empowers educators to do what they do best."
Here are some of the recent updates that make the Instructure Learning Platform even more powerful in 2022:
Instructure has added many strategic tools through acquisition over the last few years. To help navigate this growing family of products, this year Instructure launched a new branding architecture:
Over the past year, our Canvas LMS teams have streamlined the activities of educators and students to enhance the learning process. Among the specific improvements this year, Canvas launched the following:
Mastery, Instructure's competency-based solution for K-12 assessment allows teachers to identify what students know and don't know, standard by standard, in real-time when they can most influence learning. Recent improvements include the following:
Educators need more tools to dive deeper into the data around student performance so they can better meet the needs of all learners. The recent updates to Elevate help give educators a more complete picture of their students, curriculum and programs. For example:
Last year Instructure acquired Impact (formerly Eesysoft.) This year, the product team continues to expand integration with the Instructure Learning Platform to provide better insight into adoption and drive deeper and more meaningful engagement. For example:
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 supports tens of millions of educators and learners around the world. Learn more at www.instructure.com.
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