Instructure and OpenAI Announce Global Partnership to Embed AI Learning Experiences within Canvas
Instructure (NYSE:INST) and OpenAI have announced a groundbreaking global partnership to integrate OpenAI's AI technology directly into the Canvas Learning Management System. The collaboration introduces LLM-Enabled Assignment, a new tool allowing educators to create custom GPT-like experiences within Canvas.
The integration focuses on four key areas: educator-guided AI alignment with learning outcomes, student-teacher interaction visibility, evidence-based learning integration with Gradebook, and automation of routine tasks. The partnership is part of Instructure's broader IgniteAI initiative, which aims to build a future-ready, open ecosystem with AI support across their network of over 1,100 edtech partners.
Instructure (NYSE:INST) e OpenAI hanno annunciato una partnership globale rivoluzionaria per integrare direttamente la tecnologia AI di OpenAI nel Canvas Learning Management System. La collaborazione introduce LLM-Enabled Assignment, un nuovo strumento che consente agli educatori di creare esperienze personalizzate simili a GPT all'interno di Canvas.
L'integrazione si concentra su quattro aree chiave: allineamento dell'AI guidato dagli educatori con gli obiettivi di apprendimento, visibilità dell'interazione studente-insegnante, integrazione dell'apprendimento basata su evidenze con il Gradebook e automazione delle attività di routine. La partnership fa parte della più ampia iniziativa IgniteAI di Instructure, che mira a costruire un ecosistema aperto e pronto per il futuro con supporto AI attraverso la loro rete di oltre 1.100 partner edtech.
Instructure (NYSE:INST) y OpenAI han anunciado una asociación global innovadora para integrar la tecnología de IA de OpenAI directamente en el Sistema de Gestión de Aprendizaje Canvas. La colaboración presenta LLM-Enabled Assignment, una nueva herramienta que permite a los educadores crear experiencias personalizadas similares a GPT dentro de Canvas.
La integración se centra en cuatro áreas clave: alineación de la IA guiada por educadores con los resultados de aprendizaje, visibilidad de la interacción alumno-profesor, integración del aprendizaje basada en evidencia con Gradebook y automatización de tareas rutinarias. La asociación forma parte de la iniciativa más amplia IgniteAI de Instructure, que busca construir un ecosistema abierto y preparado para el futuro con soporte de IA a través de su red de más de 1,100 socios edtech.
Instructure (NYSE:INST)와 OpenAI가 OpenAI의 AI 기술을 Canvas 학습 관리 시스템에 직접 통합하는 획기적인 글로벌 파트너십을 발표했습니다. 이번 협력으로 Canvas 내에서 교육자들이 맞춤형 GPT 유사 경험을 생성할 수 있는 새로운 도구인 LLM-Enabled Assignment가 도입됩니다.
통합은 네 가지 핵심 영역에 중점을 둡니다: 학습 성과에 맞춘 교육자 주도 AI 정렬, 학생과 교사 간 상호작용 가시성, Gradebook과 연계된 증거 기반 학습 통합, 그리고 일상 업무 자동화입니다. 이번 파트너십은 Instructure의 광범위한 IgniteAI 이니셔티브의 일부로, 1,100개 이상의 에듀테크 파트너 네트워크 전반에 AI 지원을 제공하는 미래 지향적이고 개방형 생태계 구축을 목표로 합니다.
Instructure (NYSE:INST) et OpenAI ont annoncé un partenariat mondial révolutionnaire visant à intégrer directement la technologie d'IA d'OpenAI dans le système de gestion de l'apprentissage Canvas. Cette collaboration introduit LLM-Enabled Assignment, un nouvel outil permettant aux éducateurs de créer des expériences personnalisées similaires à GPT au sein de Canvas.
L'intégration se concentre sur quatre domaines clés : l'alignement de l'IA guidé par les éducateurs avec les résultats d'apprentissage, la visibilité des interactions élèves-enseignants, l'intégration de l'apprentissage fondée sur des preuves avec Gradebook, et l'automatisation des tâches routinières. Ce partenariat fait partie de la vaste initiative IgniteAI d'Instructure, qui vise à construire un écosystème ouvert et prêt pour l'avenir avec un support IA à travers leur réseau de plus de 1 100 partenaires edtech.
Instructure (NYSE:INST) und OpenAI haben eine bahnbrechende globale Partnerschaft angekündigt, um OpenAIs KI-Technologie direkt in das Canvas Learning Management System zu integrieren. Die Zusammenarbeit führt LLM-Enabled Assignment ein, ein neues Tool, das Lehrkräften ermöglicht, maßgeschneiderte GPT-ähnliche Erlebnisse innerhalb von Canvas zu erstellen.
Die Integration konzentriert sich auf vier Schlüsselbereiche: durch Lehrkräfte gesteuerte KI-Ausrichtung an Lernzielen, Sichtbarkeit der Interaktion zwischen Schülern und Lehrern, evidenzbasiertes Lernen mit Gradebook-Integration und Automatisierung routinemäßiger Aufgaben. Die Partnerschaft ist Teil der umfassenderen IgniteAI-Initiative von Instructure, die darauf abzielt, ein zukunftsfähiges, offenes Ökosystem mit KI-Unterstützung über ihr Netzwerk von über 1.100 EdTech-Partnern aufzubauen.
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- Implementation and training costs for institutions to effectively utilize new AI tools
- Potential dependency on OpenAI's technology and services
- Learning curve for educators to effectively implement AI-powered assignments
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Instructure's OpenAI partnership creates strategic advantage in competitive edtech market, embedding AI directly into Canvas with teacher-controlled implementation.
This strategic partnership between Instructure and OpenAI represents a significant competitive advancement for INST in the education technology sector. By embedding OpenAI's technology directly into Canvas, Instructure is positioning itself ahead of competitors in the integration of AI within learning management systems.
The introduction of LLM-Enabled Assignments enables a differentiated product offering where educators can create custom AI experiences within Canvas while maintaining control over the learning process. This addresses one of education's primary concerns about AI: maintaining pedagogical integrity while leveraging technological advancement.
From a market perspective, this partnership aligns with Instructure's broader IgniteAI strategy, establishing what appears to be an open ecosystem approach that could potentially create network effects across their 1,100+ edtech partners. The emphasis on privacy (student information not shared with OpenAI) and educational integrity demonstrates awareness of institutional concerns that have previously slowed AI adoption in education.
The strategic value lies in how this integration transforms Canvas from a content delivery and assessment platform into an interactive learning environment with AI capabilities that can capture evidence of learning processes, not just outcomes. This shifts Instructure's value proposition and potentially creates stronger platform lock-in, as educational institutions would face higher switching costs once they've designed curricula around these AI-enhanced capabilities.
This partnership positions Instructure to potentially increase market share in the competitive LMS space by offering capabilities that address both administrative efficiency (automating routine tasks) and enhanced learning experiences (personalized learning journeys) – the two primary value drivers for educational technology purchases.
First-of-its-kind integration transforms education by embedding OpenAI's technology directly within the Canvas learning environment, empowering educators and amplifying student potential
This groundbreaking collaboration represents a transformative step forward in education technology and will begin with, but is not limited to, an effort between Instructure and OpenAI to enhance the Canvas experience by embedding OpenAI's next-generation AI technology into the platform.
IgniteAI announced earlier today, establishes Instructure's future-ready, open ecosystem with agentic support as the AI landscape continues to evolve. This partnership with OpenAI exemplifies this bold vision for AI in education. Instructure's strategic approach to AI emphasizes the enhancement of connections within an educational ecosystem comprising over 1,100 edtech partners and leading LLM providers.
"We're committed to delivering next-generation LMS technologies designed with an open ecosystem that empowers educators and learners to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world," said Steve Daly, CEO of Instructure. "This collaboration with OpenAI showcases our ambitious vision: creating a future-ready ecosystem that fosters meaningful learning and achievement at every stage of education. This is a significant step forward for the education community as we continuously amplify the learning experience and improve student outcomes."
This initial Canvas-native functionality brings OpenAI's technology into the classroom with educational integrity and privacy at the core of the experience:
- Educator-guided, outcome-aligned AI – This integration enables educators to design learning activities that fully leverage the capabilities of OpenAI's technology, fostering deeper engagement and more enriching educational outcomes. Educators maintain complete control over the interactions, ensuring they align with learning objectives.
- Student agency meets teacher visibility – Through the integration, learners benefit from dynamic and personalized educational conversations within the Canvas LMS. Educators also gain insight into students' assignment interactions with AI in Canvas. The learner information remains private to the Canvas user and is not shared with OpenAI.
- Evidence-based learning, seamlessly integrated – As students interact with AI in Canvas, key learning evidence is captured and returned to the Gradebook — bridging AI-driven exploration with standards-aligned assessment.
- Enhancing high-value educational experiences – By automating routine and low-value tasks, this integration creates space for educators and students to focus on more meaningful educational activities. Students experience personalized, adaptable learning journeys while educators gain valuable insights from learning artifacts directly captured within Canvas, reinforcing their ability to nurture higher-order skills.
"Now is the time to ensure AI benefits students, educators, and institutions, and partnerships like this are critical to making that happen," said Leah Belsky, general manager and VP of education at OpenAI. "With Instructure's global reach with OpenAI's advanced AI models, we'll give educators a tool to deliver richer, more personalized, and more connected learning experiences for students, and also help them reclaim time for the human side of teaching."
Leading education toward the future
The global announcement by Instructure and OpenAI signals a strategic shift towards edtech and AI companies working side by side to shape the future of education and respond to the rapid pace of technological change, focusing on where education is headed. AI benefits learners most when their engagement reflects strong practices; industry partnerships can further strengthen this.
"We are harnessing powerful technology not simply because it's innovative but because it fundamentally changes, and accelerates, the learning experience," said Daly. "Our partnership with OpenAI clearly illustrates our commitment to delivering tools that allow educators and learners to thrive amid constant change."
LLM-enabled assignment
The first tool Instructure is launching is a new type of assignment called the LLM-Enabled Assignment, designed to let educators create a custom GPT-like experience within Canvas. Teachers can define how AI interacts with students, set specific learning goals and objectives and determine what evidence of learning it should track. They can do this using natural language prompts or by leveraging an assistant within the assignment creation flow to guide them through the process.
"This new type of assignment allows students to have rich, casual and interactive conversations in a ChatGPT-like environment they already know they love," said Shiren Vijiasingam, chief product officer at Instructure. "In that process, they create visible learning evidence that teachers can confidently use, as it's mapped to the learning objectives, rubrics and skills defined by the teacher."
Through this tool, when students submit their assignments, teachers gain a high-level view of overall progress, key learning indicators and potential gaps, each supported by clear evidence. They can then dive into specific indicators to see exactly where and how a student demonstrated the required understanding in the conversation.
"What's powerful about this tool is that it enables educators to assess the student's learning process — not just the final outcome," said Vijiasingam. "This is only the first in a set of tools we will develop with OpenAI over the coming quarters. This feature provides a meaningful way to teach students how to use these tools responsibly and effectively, all within a high-quality pedagogical framework that encourages critical thinking and supports higher-order skills."
About Instructure
Instructure is shaping the future of learning by delivering a future-ready ecosystem that helps learners thrive in tomorrow's landscape. Our vision is to drive a future where education technology seamlessly amplifies human potential, empowering people to excel in a perpetually changing world. The Instructure ecosystem supports educators, institutions and learners across K-12, higher education and the workforce — enhancing experiences at every age, every stage and every pivotal transition. Discover more at Instructure.com.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company with a mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
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