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September 21, 2023

Instructure Survey Shows Most Teachers, Students Are Optimistic About AI in the Classroom

While respondents are concerned about cheating, they believe the benefits outweigh the risks SALT LAKE CITY — September 21, 2023 — Instructure, the leading learning platform and maker of Canvas, today announced the results of a survey about the experiences and attitudes of educators and students on generative AI. The survey, conducted by research firm Justkul Inc., found that while its over 1,000 respondents, comprised of students, educators and administrators from K-12 and higher education
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September 21, 2023

Instructure Announces Exclusive Partnership with K16 Solutions, Bringing Seamless Archiving to All Canvas Users

Canvas Archiving Powered by K16 Solutions helps institutions safeguard student data, save time SALT LAKE CITY — September 21, 2023 — Instructure, the leading learning platform and maker of Canvas, today announced an exclusive partnership with K16 Solutions, the industry leader for content and data migration and integration, extending access to a simple yet powerful archiving solution to all Canvas customers. Institutions have long been overwhelmed with safeguarding student and course-level data
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September 14, 2023

Instructure Names Melissa Loble as Chief Academic Officer to Ensure Integrity in Academic Experience

New role focuses on the educator experience and amplifying the power of teaching as the company scales for global growth SALT LAKE CITY — September 14, 2023 — Instructure, the leading learning platform and maker of Canvas, today announced Melissa Loble as its Chief Academic Officer. Loble, a one-of-a-kind edtech leader with extensive experience as an educator in both K-12 and higher education institutions, will build out the global academic strategy function to ensure the educator experience
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September 11, 2023

Instructure, Utah Jazz Most Valuable Educator Program Returns for Third Year

Utah educators to be recognized at Jazz Games and receive classroom grants; Public nominations now being accepted SALT LAKE CITY — September 11, 2023 — Instructure, the leading learning platform and maker of Canvas, and the Utah Jazz are proud to announce the third year of the Most Valuable Educator (MVE) awards program. Through the program, Instructure recognizes 17 outstanding local educators from K-12 and higher education during home games throughout the 2023-2024 Utah Jazz NBA regular season
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August 30, 2023

Alabama Community College System Selects the Instructure Learning Platform to Extend Access to Underserved Communities

All 24 ACCS institutions will increase educator efficiency, student accessibility through statewide Canvas, Studio, Impact implementation SALT LAKE CITY — August 30, 2023 — Instructure, the leading learning platform and maker of Canvas, today announced that the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), the system of public community colleges in Alabama, has selected the Canvas learning management system (LMS) as part of a major statewide initiative to transform and modernize its learning
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August 09, 2023

Instructure’s Annual State of Assessment Survey Reveals the Importance of Data-Informed Decision-Making, Educator Desire for Greater Assessment Literacy

While 81% of educators believe their school or district promotes a strong assessment-focused culture, only 62% would describe themselves as proficient in assessment literacy SALT LAKE CITY — August 9, 2023 — Instructure, the leading learning platform which includes Canvas LMS and Mastery Assessments, today released results from its 2023 State of Assessment in K-12 Education report, in partnership with Hanover Research. With post-pandemic learning loss a continued focus, educators and
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July 27, 2023

Instructure Reveals Major Product Innovations Across Four Strategic Areas

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 SALT LAKE CITY — July 27, 2023 — 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’
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July 27, 2023

Instructure and Khan Academy Announce Partnership to Enhance Teaching and Learning With Khanmigo, the AI Tool for Education

Combined Canvas, Khanmigo solution to save educators time with AI-powered lesson planning, grading tools and improved student writing outcomes SALT LAKE CITY — July 27, 2023 — Today, Instructure and Khan Academy announced a partnership that brings together Instructure’s market-leading learning management system, Canvas, the anchor of the Instructure Learning Platform, and Khan Academy’s AI-powered student tutor and teaching assistant, Khanmigo. This integrated solution will put the
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July 25, 2023

Instructure’s Partner Program Grows to 850, Larger than Any Other LMS Provider

54 partners will showcase innovations and network with thousands of Instructure customers at InstructureCon 2023 SALT LAKE CITY — July 25, 2023 — Instructure, the leading learning platform and maker of Canvas, today announced that Instructure’s partner program, The EdTech Collective, has added over 100 new edtech companies in the past year and now comprises over 850 partners. With a larger partner community than any other LMS provider, Instructure’s ecosystem of edtech providers has become an
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