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Steve Daly , CEO , Instructure
As an evolution of this offering , the company previewed innovative work in credentialing and learner records . This learner passport is designed to empower learners to carry stackable and verifiable evidence of the competencies acquired throughout their learning journey .
“ We believe the future requires a portable and shareable record to show the skills and achievements an individual mastered with either employers or institutions ,” Vijiasingam said , adding that the organizations acknowledges that learners are looking for alternative paths to employment and education and this gives them the power to pursue their own unique learning journeys .
4 . Platform integration
To realize the company ’ s mission of delivering the most comprehensive and seamless learning platform on the market , Instructure showcased a new integration between Canvas LMS and assessment management system Mastery Connect . This will produce a seamless learning experience across Canvas LMS , Canvas Catalog and Canvas Credentials .
This cohesive platform experience is strengthened by a foundation of data powered by advanced analytics . As part of the platform , the Instructure Community which prides itself as edtech ’ s largest online community , now accesses 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 at the 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 .” more than 70,000 practice problems , videos and articles that cover a range of pre-K-14 subjects .
In a bid to save educators ’ time with AI-powered lesson planning , grading tools and improved student writing outcomes , Instructure and Khan Academy announced their partnership which brings together Instructure ’ s market-leading learning management system , Canvas and Khan Academy ’ s AI-powered student tutor and teaching assistant , Khanmigo .
This integrated solution aims to put the transformative power of Generative AI into the hands of students and educators using the Canvas learning environment .
Generative AI represents an opportunity to enhance the role of technology in supporting educators and creating efficiencies in their day-to-day instruction . The new solution plans to harness this transformative moment by enabling educators with an integrated Khanmigo experience that supports human-driven , technology-enhanced essay feedback and grading , lesson planning and rubric creation .
This partnership is a step in delivering personalization for students and letting busy educators scale their excellence and impact in a short period of time .
For students , the use of Generative AI presents significant opportunities and challenges . In a world filled with intelligent agents and easily accessed answers , the need for tools that guide , enhance and support active learning is critical .
“ Every educator we talk to is seeking ways to address students using ChatGPT to write school essays and do homework ,” said Sal Khan , Founder and CEO of Khan Academy .
“ How can classrooms use AI tools while ensuring students develop critical thinking skills ? We ’ re teaming up with Instructure to solve this . We ’ re using AI to show teachers not just the final essay , but how the student got there . So students will be supported in developing critical writing and thinking skills while getting the benefit of AI designed for education .
“ Khanmigo can also help with rubric creation and grading to save teachers ’ time . Students won ’ t get answers , but they will get appropriate levels of support .”
Khanmigo , Khan Academy ’ s AIpowered teaching assistant
Khan Academy is a non-profit organization with the mission of providing free and world-class education for everyone across the world . Khan ’ s platforms include
The Instructure and Khan Academy partnership will bring Canvas and Khanmigo together for a cohort of K-12 , Higher Ed design partners and early adopters in the 2024 – 2025 academic year . Institutions interested in piloting this solution can sign up at the Emerging AI Marketplace . p
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