Instructure Debuts Data Optimization Service
Instructure, the company behind
the Canvas learning management system
(LMS), has launched Canvas Data, a hosted data service for K-12 and higher
education that enables them to analyze online teaching and learning
activity.
Canvas Data is a native cloud service delivered on Amazon Web Services
through Redshift. According to
information from Instructure, the service will help educational institutions
assess and analyze their data, "including course design features, course
activity, assessment and evaluation, user and device characteristics and more."
The company claims that Canvas Data is different from other analytics reporting
engines because it "enables institutions to discover insights without
sacrificing the thoroughness of the results." Data extracted from Canvas is
optimized for integration with any ODBC-compliant analytics tool, so
institutions can generate custom queries and reports using their preferred
tools.
The basic version of Canvas Data will be available to Canvas customers at no
additional cost, and premium versions will be available for purchase. Civitas Learning and Intellify partnered with
Instructure provide Canvas Data's education analytics and learning intelligence
services.
More than 30 client institutions, including the University of Central Florida and Utah State University, had early access to
Canvas Data and used it to develop strategies to improve their programs. "For
example, Unizin, a consortium of
progress-minded higher education institutions, has been developing custom
services for its members by leveraging Canvas Data's premium features,
including real-time data stream capability based on the IMS Caliper RAM
standard," stated a news release from Instructure.
Further information about about Canvas Data can be found on the Canvas LMS site.
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