Instructure, a Salt Lake City-based learning management systems (LMS) provider, has reached a major milestone in the implementation of its Canvas learning platform. The company recently signed an agreement with Duke University for the institution to begin using the Canvas LMS, meaning all 10 of U.S. News and World Report’s top 10 U.S. universities now use the system.
Duke joins Princeton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania and CalTech as Canvas users. Duke will now use Instructure programs Canvas LMS, Impact, Canvas Studio and Canvas Credentials in teaching processes at the school.
“We’re focused on creating accessible, affordable, high-quality educational opportunities that enable participation of diverse learners for a more just world,” said Yakut Gazi, vice provost for learning innovation and digital education. “Our investment in Canvas is a foundational piece in enabling Duke to fulfill that vision.”
“We’re looking forward to partnering with Duke to deliver a customized, innovative edtech experience to their community of educators and learners,” said Melissa Loble, chief customer experience officer at Instructure. “A key piece of this vision is that learning extends past the four years in a classroom. Canvas will support Duke’s core credit mission and provide versatile tools to support non-credit and co-curricular experiences. Moving forward, Duke will be able to offer a set of services to its faculty, departments and schools to help them achieve their respective goals.”