As technologies continue to evolve and shape our futures, it’s crucial that both students and faculty are equipped with the necessary enablement to navigate these changes effectively. Whether it’s supporting students’ mental health and overall well-being, promoting the ethical use of AI, or effectively assessing the skills of students—your insights are indispensable.

We’ve designed this survey to gather your feedback on some key topics that matter most to you/your institution. 

Today is the start of Instructure's next chapter. This morning, we announced that we have entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm.

At Instructure, we’re committed to understanding the diverse experiences of educators, from K-12 and higher education institutions to professional learning organizations, nonprofits, and government agencies. 

We’d love to hear your thoughts on current priorities, challenges, and trends in education. Topics include the use of edtech, effective assessments, supporting lifelong learners, and the future of teaching and learning.

To All Our Amazing Teachers, Instructors, and Educators Across the Globe, Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to you!

We would love to get your views on Open Educational Resources (OER), your experience with their usability, and what you feel is essential to its future. 

As we are all reflecting on the past year and thinking about the future, I thought I would share a bit about my new journey as the first Chief Academic Officer at Instructure.

We’re so excited about what adding Parchment to the Instructure Learning Platform means for educators and learners!

Canvas LMS introduced a fun and simple feature in 2020 - confetti for students’ on-time assignment submissions. Little did we know that this seemingly small addition would make a significant impact on students and educators alike.

As many of you may already know, Instructure was founded nearly 15 years ago with 10 passionate customer experience members dedicated to delivering a transformative customer experience for all. 

It was a huge honor when we learned that our Customer Service team was named as a finalist, along with our stellar Sales Development Team, in the upcoming Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service! The Stevie Awards are some of the most prestigious awards for businesses. Our customer success team was one of six companies recognized in the Customer Service Department of the Year category.

Along with our new chief product officer, Shiren Vijiasingam, I have spent a lot of time talking to our customers about New Quizzes. I love hearing how educators are using new tools that we’re developing, especially when it comes to quizzing and assessing within Canvas. During those conversations, I have also heard that for many of our customers, they need more resources to be ready to transition to New Quizzes. 

So we listened and acted when many of you expressed interest in directly engaging with us on essential product rollouts and decisions—like this transition from Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes. We've taken that feedback to heart as we've created this updated/refreshed rollout for New Quizzes. 

In honor of you, our educator superheroes, the Instructure Customer Success team (CSMs, Support, Community, Training, and Partnerships) combined our individual do-gooder powers to give back and serve in our communities around the world this holiday season. Remote employees and employees from all of our offices took the initiative to find a cause they care about and spend time serving!