Instructure - Education Cloud-based Solution

Company: Instructure, Salt Lake City, UT
Company Description: Instructure is an education technology company dedicated to improving digital teaching and learning experiences. Our Canvas Learning Management Platform connects all the digital tools, services, and content that educators and learners love, for an integrated and streamlined learning ecosystem. Learn more about Instructure and our education technology offerings at www.Instructure.com.
Nomination Category: New Product & Service Categories - Education
Nomination Sub Category: Education Cloud-based Solution

Nomination Title: Instructure's Canvas LMS

As the only learning management platform designed from the start as a fully SaaS solution, Canvas was born in the cloud and built to deliver the best possible end-user experience along with unparalleled reliability and security. Instructure continually monitors the usage, system health, and security of Canvas using a combination of internal and external monitoring systems for maximum coverage. And Canvas' built-in disaster recovery with multiple geographic redundancies means there is no "one" database to cause disruption. When it comes to delivering a reliable, delightful experience for teachers and learners, there's no comparison for Canvas.

Canvas Is Reliable & Secure The Canvas platform is hosted on Amazon Web Services' state-of-the-art architecture. Amazon cloud infrastructure provides a highly available, scalable, and reliable platform that cannot be equaled by institution-hosted or on-site vendor-hosted systems. Canvas learning solutions guarantee 99.9% uptime. Canvas Is Open, Integrated, & Accessible Through open APIs and adherence to LTI standards, Canvas provides easy integration with a network of over 300 education technology partners to support your digital campus today and well into the future. Districts who use Canvas will have access to literally thousands of tools via Canvas’ open integrations. As an open platform, Canvas adapts to the evolving requirements of the unique teaching and learning experiences that are possible with evolving technology. Canvas integrates with Google Apps for Education and Microsoft tools like Office 365, OneNote, and Immersive Reader. Canvas also offers video conferencing and integrations with Google Hangouts Meet, Microsoft Teams Meetings, and Zoom. Additionally, Canvas is web-based and accessible anytime, anywhere with an internet connection and a supported web browser. The platform encourages best practices in accessibility, supports a range of assistive devices, and enables universal design for learning in an online environment. Canvas Is Collaborative Canvas makes it easy to turn one classroom's, school's, or district’s successful strategy into statewide results that benefit everyone: administrators, teachers, parents, and, most importantly, students. By connecting people to the capacity they have in one another, Canvas solutions enable educators to collaborate within and across institutions to build, share, and curate curriculum.

Canvas LMS provides the needed digital foundation for learning, whether students are in faceto-face, blended, or remote environments; streamlines teacher-student communication; and provides a platform to create a digital classroom, integrating everything a teacher would need for sharing content, creating assignments, and tracking student progress. Canvas also offers a place for educators to address their own growth and professional development. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canvas LMS has maintained 99.9% uptime to support teaching and learning. “We decided to go to a cloud-based LMS, and Amazon Web Services is a big deal. Previously when we had problems, our downtimes extended into hours, even a whole day. Response time went out the window. That doesn’t happen with Canvas.” Jeff Meier, Center for Teaching and Learning, UNC Charlotte, North Carolina Additionally, 16 states have adopted the Canvas Learning Management Platform as a statewide solution to help students and teachers adapt to the challenges of returning to school during an unpredictable 2020–2021 school year. Canvas supports state education leaders by providing a platform based on open standards that encourage districts to integrate Canvas with other leading educational technologies. Open interoperability between platforms helps maximize instructional time so teachers are free to work with students individually and personalize instruction.https://www.instructure.com/canvas/k-12

Impact of COVID-19 on Education https://www.instructure.com/canvas/resources/guides
A Guide for Higher Education Leadershttps://www.instructure.com/canvas/resources/higher-education https://www.instructure.com/canvas/en-gb/resources/i/1241739-higher-education-buyers-guide/0
Instructure and Partners Urge Biden/Harris Administration to Address Ongoing Issues Impacting Nation's Education System https://www.instructure.com/press-release/instructure-and-partners-urge-bidenharris-administration-address-ongoing-issues