The so-called "Learning Management System" (LMS) that we use at the #UniversityofAmsterdam and #AmsterdamUniversityCollege is called "Canvas".

#Canvas is owned by Instructure, which in turn was bought in 2024 - for 4.8 billion USD - by #KKR, a US investment firm that has close ties with the arms industry and - as such - to the #IDF.

In July #Instructure signed a deal with #OpenAI to work towards the total integration of OpenAI's AI technologies into Canvas: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rayravaglia/2025/07/23/instructure-and-openai-harness-the-power-of-ai-to-transform-learning/

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“Canvas–OpenAI Alliance: Is the LMS Model now on Borrowed Time?”

(The answer to any headline that ends with a question mark is no)

This article discusses the alliance between #OpenAI (creators of #ChatGPT) and #Instructure creators of the #Canvas VLE. In my view OpenAI had no real Education strategy up to now.

https://katelindsayblogs.com/2025/07/24/canvas-openai-alliance-is-the-lms-model-now-on-borrowed-time/

#edtech #education #ai

With the the partnership announced today between Instructure (Canvas LMS) and OpenAI (ChatGPT), here is a reminder how educators can get involved.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ws3cXogqFE

#instructure #openai #edtech #education

#SlorpIsNowBonto #AI alert! For #HigherEd #Canvas #Instructure campuses!

Quoting:

"Anthropic says Claude for Education comes with its standard chat interface, as well as 'enterprise-grade' security and privacy controls. In a press release shared with TechCrunch ahead of launch, Anthropic said university administrators can use Claude to analyze enrollment trends and automate repetitive email responses to common inquiries."

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/anthropic-launches-an-ai-chatbot-tier-for-colleges-and-universities/

KKR Emerges as Front-Runner for Instructure Buyout

from one PE to another doesn't portend good things for #Instructure #Canvas #highered #edtech

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-19/kkr-emerges-as-front-runner-for-instructure-buyout?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcyMTg1MDgxNCwiZXhwIjoxNzIyNDU1NjE0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTR1RRWkJEV0xVNjgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzMjZFMUM4Qjk2OTc0ODkzQTJCODU5QzI5MjAwQjJDMCJ9.S1TPv0MmQIxvspFfpIwoNEFU_MwaZvtphqcKMSK4Z2A

New On ScotEduBlogs: #Canvas by #Instructure at City of Glasgow College

http://www.joewilsons.net/2023/08/canvas-by-instructure-at-city-of.html

For the people out there that use #instructure #canvas

How the fuck do you put Google Meet links in the calendar on Canvas? We are switching from zoom. Zoom meetings, when you make them in Canvas, show up in the canvas calendar….

Google meet though…..how?

#canvas #Education