Instructure Launches Data Optimization Service

Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system (LMS), has released 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.

Further information about about Canvas Data can be found on the Canvas LMS site.

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