Welcome to the Instructure Community Weekly Highlights blog! Every Monday, we will update you with all the goings-on in the Instructure world from the previous week: community updates, product updates, new blogs to read, and everything else you'll need to know will be here!
Community Content
Featured Content
Upcoming Instructure Live Events
- Introducing IgniteAI: Secure, In-Context AI in Canvas - Tue, Oct 21, 2025 10:00 AM MDT
- Canvas is entering a new era—one where AI is seamlessly embedded into teaching, learning, and administration. Join us to discover IgniteAI, a suite of integrated AI features that simplify grading and feedback, personalize instruction, and provide actionable insights across the student lifecycle. If it’s been a while since you’ve seen Canvas, this is your chance to explore how we’re mastering foundational and advanced digital tools like AI to advance accessibility, analytics, and automation—all with trustworthy, education-first AI.
- Book Club: Everyday Dharma - Discussion - Tue, Oct 21, 2025 10:00 AM MDT
- Join us for the InstructureCon25 Encore Series—a book club for the Instructure Community that brings the voices of featured speakers into your everyday learning. One book at a time, we’ll read, reflect, and keep the InstructureCon magic going until we’re together again in Louisville.
- Reclaim Time and Personalize Learning: Meet IgniteAI for K-12 Schools and Districts - Tue, Oct 21, 2025 11:00 AM MDT
- Join us to explore IgniteAI, Instructure’s new solution for secure, in-context AI. Purpose-built for K-12, you’ll learn how it integrates with both Canvas and Mastery to reduce busywork for educators and open new possibilities for learners.
- From Learn to Earn: Parchment Digital Badges - Wed, Oct 22, 2025 06:00 AM MDT
- Learn how Parchment Digital Badges empower institutions to drive employability, support lifelong learning, and deliver secure, portable credentials across borders.
- Beyond the Canvas: Thomas Christiansen - Wed, Oct 22, 2025 04:00 PM MDT
- Beyond the Canvas features honest, down-to-earth conversations with educators and changemakers in the education space. Each episode offers fresh ideas, real stories, and practical strategies to use at your own institution.
- Book Club: Everyday Dharma - Discussion - Thu, Oct 23, 2025 07:00 PM MDT
- Join us for the InstructureCon25 Encore Series—a book club for the Instructure Community that brings the voices of featured speakers into your everyday learning. One book at a time, we’ll read, reflect, and keep the InstructureCon magic going until we’re together again in Louisville.
- EDUCAUSE 2025 - Tue, Oct 28, 2025 08:30 AM MDT
- We’re headed to Music City for EDUCAUSE 2025, and we’re ready to meet the moment and shape the next with you. Swing by the Instructure booth to see how our open ecosystem helps institutions adapt and evolve with the pace of change and build flexible, future-proof foundations for learning. Watch a demo, catch a session, or book time to chat.
- EDUCAUSE 2025 - Wed, Oct 29, 2025 08:30 AM MDT
- We’re headed to Music City for EDUCAUSE 2025, and we’re ready to meet the moment and shape the next with you. Swing by the Instructure booth to see how our open ecosystem helps institutions adapt and evolve with the pace of change and build flexible, future-proof foundations for learning. Watch a demo, catch a session, or book time to chat.
- Research-Backed Assessment in Action: Lessons from Hawkins County Schools - Wed, Oct 29, 2025 11:00 AM MDT
- Join Instructure’s research team and Loralee Price from Hawkins County Schools as they discuss what the research says works and how those strategies can shape daily instruction. You’ll see how Hawkins County is turning data into practical, teacher-led conversations that help every student grow.
- Beyond the Canvas: Nikki Bonus - Wed, Oct 29, 2025 04:00 PM MDT
- Beyond the Canvas features honest, down-to-earth conversations with educators and changemakers in the education space. Each episode offers fresh ideas, real stories, and practical strategies to use at your own institution.
- Canvas Klatch with Dianna - Thu, Oct 30, 2025 05:00 PM MDT
- Whether you’re new to Canvas or looking to expand your skills, each Klatch session offers a welcoming space to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from one another.
- Book Club: Long Life Learning - Reading Kickoff - Fri, Oct 31, 2025 08:00 AM MDT
- Join us for the Book Club: The InstructureCon25 Encore Series—a book club for the Instructure Community that brings the voices of featured speakers into your everyday learning. One book at a time, we’ll read, reflect, and keep the InstructureCon magic going until we’re together again in Louisville.
- CanvasCon Europe 2025 - Mon, Nov 03, 2025 07:00 AM MDT
- Join us for one day full of insightful presenters, unforgettable learning and collaboration with the best community in edtech.
- How to Become a Canvas Certified Power User - Tue, Nov 04, 2025 11:00 AM MDT
- Curious about the Canvas Certified Power User program? This webinar will walk interested Faculty, Instructional Designers, and LMS Admins through what the course is all about, including the skills you’ll gain, the certification process, and how it can elevate your impact on teaching and learning.
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Instructure Roadmap
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Feature Updates
LearnPlatform
LearnPlatform Release Notes (2025-10-10)
