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April 08, 2025

Instructure Named to 2025 GSV 150 List of Most Transformational Growth Companies in Digital Learning and Workforce Skills

Instructure’s Melissa Loble, Narine Hall also honored as 2025 Leading Women in AI SALT LAKE CITY — April 8, 2025 — Instructure, the maker of Canvas LMS, announces that it has been named to the prestigious 2025 GSV 150. This coveted list, compiled by Global Silicon Valley (GSV), highlights the 150 most transformational growth companies in digital learning and workforce skills shaping the future of education worldwide. Selected from over 2,500 global companies, the GSV 150 list recognizes
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March 19, 2025

Instructure Academic Excellence Awards opens nominations to recognize outstanding educators, innovators, and transformative educational Programs

The awards are open to Filipino educators in higher and technical education Manila, Philippines — March 19, 2025 — Instructure, the leading learning ecosystem and maker of Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), has started accepting nominations for the Instructure Academic Excellence Awards to recognize educators, programs and tools significantly impacting teaching and learning worldwide, with the application period open until March 31. The awards will honor achievements in three categories
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February 13, 2025

Rising Demand for Lifelong Learning in the Philippines Highlights Need for Better Educational Technology - Instructure Survey

February 13, 2025, PHILIPPINES – The demand for lifelong learning opportunities in the Philippines is rapidly increasing. However, meeting this demand requires appropriate technology and infrastructure, according to the 2025 State of Higher Education — Philippines report. The report found that 83% of educators in the country consider lifelong learning a strategic priority for their institutions, highlighting its growing importance in today’s fast-evolving world. Despite the strong commitment to
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November 13, 2024

KKR and Dragoneer Complete Acquisition of Instructure

Investment to support newly private company’s plans for product innovation and worldwide growth SALT LAKE CITY — November 13, 2024 — Instructure Holdings, Inc. (“Instructure”), a leading learning ecosystem, today announced the close of its acquisition by investment funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Dragoneer, a growth-oriented investor, for $23.60 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $4.8 billion. With the completion of the
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October 21, 2024

Nihon University Chooses Canvas to Connect and Unify the Learning Experience of More Than 100,000 Users

As Japan's largest private higher education institution, Nihon University is implementing Canvas to provide tailored educational services to students across its programs SYDNEY — October 22, 2024— Instructure, the leading learning technology ecosystem and maker of Canvas LMS, announced that Nihon University, the largest private higher education institution in Japan, has chosen Canvas to replace the multiple learning management systems currently used by its 16 colleges, unifying learning and
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October 10, 2024

Instructure Integrates Microsoft Reflect with Canvas LMS, Expands Mental Wellness Resources Ahead of World Mental Health Day

London, UK — Oct. 10, 2024 — Instructure, the leading learning technology ecosystem and maker of Canvas LMS, is proud to announce a newly available complimentary integration of Microsoft Reflect into Canvas, a step designed to enhance global mental wellness support for students and educators just in time for World Mental Health Day on October 10. The integration aims to streamline social-emotional learning (SEL) within the digital classroom, through K-12 to higher education, making mental
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September 11, 2024

Edtech experts call on Philippine universities to prioritize lifelong learning and AI literacy

11 September 2024, Manila Philippines – Lifelong learning is crucial for preparing the Philippine workforce for the future, experts underscored during CanvasCon Philippines 2024, an annual event for the education community organized by Instructure, the leading learning ecosystem and maker of Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). Martin Bean CBE, professor at the University of New South Wales and CEO of The Bean Centre, highlighted the global challenges of skills mismatch, deficit and
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July 29, 2024

New Adelaide University Chooses Canvas as the Institution’s Learning Management System

Combining the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, the new Adelaide University has chosen Canvas to offer a consistent, modern learning experience for more than 60,000 students. SYDNEY — 29 July 2024— Instructure Holdings, Inc. (Instructure) (NYSE: INST), the leading learning ecosystem and maker of Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), announced today that Adelaide University has chosen Canvas as the LMS to support its vision for future generations of learners at
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July 10, 2024

Instructure Launches AI-Powered Analytics for Educators with New Product, Intelligent Insights

Salt Lake City — July 10, 2024 — Instructure, the leading learning technology ecosystem and maker of Canvas LMS, launched Intelligent Insights, a new product powered by AI and analytics, unlocking a level of self-service reporting capabilities generally unavailable to educational institutions. Once enabled, Intelligent Insights integrates seamlessly with Canvas and is accessible via the new Analytics Hub. Through Intelligent Insights, users can customize leading and lagging criteria to
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