Just because you can use something doesn’t mean you should. According to Gallup, 60% of teachers reported using AI tools in the 2024-2025 school year. But as AI continues to dominate conversations in education, more teachers will explore how it can ...

Educators are navigating a shift in how students learn, create, and demonstrate knowledge. Artificial Intelligence is evolving from science fiction villain to everyday collaborator, challenging traditional assumptions about originality, assessment, a...

For institutions considering faculty and student engagement with AI, each day without clear guidance means decisions are being made in individual classrooms without institutional support. Some faculty are experimenting with ChatGPT to draft assignmen...

Motivated by curiosity, both young monkeys and children are drawn to objects they haven’t encountered before. The drive to explore unfamiliar things is one of many motivations unrelated to satisfying any immediate physical need.* Many of the articles...

Hi everyone,If you're exploring responsible, evidence-based ways to use AI to support assessment and improve learning outcomes inside Canvas, we’d love to invite you to our upcoming webinar, "AI-Powered Assessment & Feedback in Canvas Without Disrupt...

Education is evolving—and fast. As we grapple with the complexities of a changing world, it's clear that traditional models of learning alone aren't enough. That’s why I’m so excited to share this first installment of a whitepaper on Mass Experienti...

Some of the newest research is bemoaning the fact that students are losing their critical thinking edge, allowing LLM to do the work for them- essentially offloading anything difficult to an LLM. I'm wondering what others are seeing? I can see it in ...

In this eye-opening feature, FIU’s coastal engineering expert, Dr. Navid Tahvildari, explains how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of flood forecasting. From Google’s AI beating traditional models in landfall predictions to new AI-driv...

I teach in the K12 space, so my blog posts are stored there. Below are links to various AI posts I have created. Most are focused on this new fangled vibe coding feature, although some actually predate this term :O) I hope they strike a chord with ot...

Working with ClaudeAI I collaborated 10-Agent AI system that integrates directly with Canvas to handle everything from student monitoring to parent communication. What follows is the output.... The Challenge That Started It All As a high school US G...

As you may have noticed recently, Instructure has partnered with UNESCO through their Global Education Coalition. We are honored to join this esteemed collection of 200+ partners representing over 110+ countries, all focused on positively impacting ...

How are you or your institution adapting writing assignments in response to AI?  Let's share strategies. As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, GrammarlyGO, and others become more integrated into students’ daily academic lives, educators are ...

I would like to find out if there is best approach to incorporate other open source LLM into canvas. 

AI should assist in the productivity of software development or it should be ruled out

If you haven't had a chance to check out the Educast3000 Podcast hosted by me and Melissa Loble, we've had some great guests on discussing the challenges and opportunities with generative AI in education. You can access them wherever you get your fav...

Hello,I would like to get some starting pointers/guidance, if possible, on the feasibility of employing AI-enhanced Canvas features towards exam/quiz grading.  Think of it as employing a grading assistant (GA) within Canvas.I have generally never rel...

I'm interested in creating a dedicated space for discussing AI applications in the AEC industry, including generative design, automated monitoring, and AI-driven project management via AI Agentic workflow. I'm seeking advice on the use of Infrastruct...

  A comparison of AI-generated rubrics to those created by humans, specifically focusing on Coverage, Fairness, Quality, and Usefulness, found that AI performed well in producing practical and impartial rubrics. However, the results also indicate th...

Summary The Advance Development team is looking for educators interested in judging the effectiveness of an instructional tool. This research seeks to gather experimental evidence for generative AI’s ability to produce “intelligent” rubrics and dete...

Introduction In the past months, others have provided step-by-steps to create Canvas quizzes using ChatGPT (e.g. HowToCanvas). Using the previous methods, it was not possible to include answer feedback in the generated quizzes, but with the help of ...

Importante a música na vida das pessoas. Pode ajudar superar dificuldade por meio do uso de instrumentos que possa valorizar a poesia e a criatividade musical. A inteligência artificial tem sido esse instrumento de libertação da poesia. Por experiênc...

Can AI (such as ChatGPT) assist in evaluating my personal course's alignments and relationships between the course learning objectives, module-level objectives, assessments, activities, materials, and tools? How might AI help me pinpoint or highlight...

Last year, the Academic Strategy team here at Instructure established the “Impactful Eight,” the eight themes currently impacting education on a global scale. Our team often speaks to the challenges and opportunities of integrating AI tools into edu...