Your Community Is Getting an Intelligent Upgrade

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You deserve a community experience that feels effortless - where finding answers, sharing your voice, and connecting with peers is simpler, faster, and more rewarding. And that’s exactly what’s coming your way.

We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Higher Logic, Vanilla to build the next generation of the Instructure Community - launching later this year!

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What’s Not Changing

Let’s start here:

• The Community will still be your go-to destination for self-support, collaboration, and connection.
• You’ll still find resources, ask questions, and share expertise with millions of fellow educators and admins.
• And we’re still deeply committed to learning, and growing this Community, together.

What’s New and What’s Possible

We’re not just refreshing the Community - reimagining what it can do for you:

• Answers, Always - Post a question and get helpful responses faster than ever—from peers, experts, or smart AI suggestions (that you can turn off if you prefer).
• Smarter, Simpler Search - Search like you talk. Our new AI-powered search understands real language, gives you a clear answer, and links you to trusted sources.
• One Search to Rule Them All - Need a training course? A partner tool? A support doc? Search once, find it all - Community, Training, EdTech Collective Marketplace, Canvas Network, and beyond, discoverable in a single search.
• A Personalized Home Base - Your homepage evolves with you. Whether you’re brand new or a power user, the content you see reflects your role, goals, and interests.
• Content That Fits - Say goodbye to noisy feeds. You’ll get recommendations and filters that actually make sense - because they’re built around you.
• Real Recognition, Real Connection - Earn badges, rank up, and unlock meaningful connections. You’ll even be able to showcase your Canvas Credentials on your profile.
• Community That Reaches Out - Been away for a bit? We’ll check in. Achieved something big? We’ll celebrate it. You’ll hear from us when it matters most.
• Easier to Manage, Easier to Grow - Behind the scenes, we’re gaining the flexibility to highlight top resources, launch new spaces, and respond to your needs faster than ever.

When Is This Happening

We’re planning to launch your new Community experience this December. Between now and then, we’ll be migrating content, inviting select members to preview features, and sharing sneak peeks of what’s coming.

This is a huge step toward the Community you’ve asked for - and we can’t wait to build it with you.

Let’s create something incredible, together.