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 understand which students might need extra support, evaluate course readiness, understand LTI usage and ask complex questions with the “Ask Your Data” conversational AI feature to generate impactful insight reports within minutes.
Intelligent Insights allows users to explore data with AI-powered insights and makes complex data analysis accessible to all, regardless of technical expertise.
Intelligent Insights enhances teaching and learning outcomes by expediting historically manual tasks securely and effectively through highly customizable technology. The user-friendly dashboards facilitate ad-hoc and custom reporting, allowing administrators to alert educators when students fall below a certain threshold, seamlessly monitor the usage of LTI apps across the institution and ensure all courses meet standards and requirements.
Automating reporting and monitoring gives educators more time to build relationships with each student, facilitating a personalized learning experience. In a 2023 study, 92% of faculty rated “adequate prep time” as important instructional support for teaching. In addition, 76% of faculty stated technology and tools, such as AI and analytics tools, are important to the overall impact of their teaching. Intelligent Insights provides innovative real-time solutions to address the evolving needs of educators and administrators by making it possible to implement best practices that were previously too expensive, challenging and time-consuming.
Key features of Intelligent Insights include:
- Ask Your Data uses intuitive, conversational AI to simplify querying data with a natural language interface that makes complex data analysis accessible to all, regardless of technical expertise;
- Students in Need of Attention enables proactive monitoring of institution-defined leading and lagging indicators, giving better visibility of students in need of additional support;
- Course Readiness assesses the preparedness of courses and ensures consistent, high-quality educational delivery;
- LTI Usage Reporting offers comprehensive insights into third-party tool utilization for better resource management.
“Intelligent Insights embodies our commitment to harnessing the power of AI to transform educational outcomes. This new analytics offering is not just about data analysis; it enables institutions to act swiftly and effectively on data-driven insights, fostering a more engaging and effective educational environment,” said Shiren Vijiasingam, Chief Product Officer at Instructure.
More than 35 customers worldwide beta-tested Intelligent Insights, most of which are higher education institutions, including San Diego State University, Oxford University and Cornell University.
Sean Hauze, Ph.D., Senior Director of Instructional Technology at San Diego State University, has praised the seamless integration of Intelligent Insights: “The Ask Your Data feature has been a game changer for us, empowering our leaders to interact with our data in a conversational way that was previously unimaginable. The ease of adoption and the value we’ve seen from Intelligent Insights has democratized our ability to leverage data—by both technical and non-technical leaders alike—in support of our educational ethos of ‘Students at Our Core.'”
Mark Bramwell, CIO of Oxford Said Business School and Director of Strategic Digital Partnerships, noted, “We’re proud to be an early adopter of Intelligent Insights. We understand the value and importance of data in addressing student needs and measuring and enhancing educational impact. With this, we look to enable and empower our people with the latest digital capabilities so they can continue to deliver world-leading teaching and innovation and best equip and prepare our students with the digital skills they will need in the workplace.”
Intelligent Insights is now available globally and designed to serve a broad range of educational institutions, from K-12 and higher education to professional learning and beyond. For more information on Intelligent Insights, visit the Instructure site.
Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to student success and workforce readiness, Rasmussen University now offers its students and alumni access to Hiration’s innovative AI-powered interview preparation tool. This cutting-edge resource provides tailored simulated job interview questions, enhanced interviewing techniques and real-time performance feedback.
The addition of the interview prep tool expands the comprehensive suite of career preparation tools available to Rasmussen students and alumni, including Hiration’s AI-powered resume builder and Handshake, the institution’s online career management platform that helps students and alumni find jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities as well as resources to help students build their careers.
“We are committed to ensuring our students and alumni have the resources they need to succeed in their studies and post-graduate careers. With the addition of the Hiration mock interview module, students now have a dynamic and interactive way to prepare and meet the challenges and nuances of today’s evolving job market head on,” said Elizabeth Lintelman, director of Career Services at Rasmussen University.
Hiration’s interview preparation tool utilizes ChatGPT to provide students with personalized feedback on various aspects of the interview process, including communications skills, body language, speech and pitch variations as well as actionable suggestions on how students may improve their responses to questions. Because mock interviews can be conducted at any time and from any location, it is convenient for students and alumni to practice without the constraints of scheduling conflicts or geographical limitation.
Students and alumni can now access the interview prep tool via Rasmussen’s Hiration Portal. There they will also find video lessons on interview basics and practice sessions as well as opportunities to connect and share recorded interviews with University staff, faculty, and peers.
“Because AI technology simulates a wide range of interview scenarios and questions, students will enter their job search prepared to face any number of situations. This helps to reduce anxiety, increase confidence and ultimately, lead to more successful outcomes,” said Lintelman.
Rasmussen University first began working with Hiration in 2021 and is among the first higher education institutions to introduce Hiration’s new AI mock interview tool.
“Hiration’s mission is to empower career centers with the latest AI-driven tools, and our interview practice product is a significant step in that direction,” said Anish Sikka, Hiration chief executive officer and co-founder. “Rasmussen University’s adoption of this technology demonstrates their commitment to staying ahead of the curve in career services, setting a new standard for student preparation in today’s competitive job market.”
To learn more about Rasmussen’s Career Services offerings, please visit https://www.rasmussen.edu/student-experience/career-services/.
Leading international schools organisation Nord Anglia Education released its latest edtech analysis today showing record-breaking engagement in the first six months of 2024 on its online learning platforms for students and teachers.
Online learning surges by 79% amongst students
January to June 2024 has seen more Nord Anglia students than ever use Global Campus—its online learning platform.
For the first six months of 2024, there were 913,379 views and 22,752 posts on Global Campus. This represents a 79% increase in views and a 33% increase in posts compared to the same period for 2023.
Nord Anglia’s students use Global Campus to take part in extracurricular programmes and learn alongside their peers around the world. Activities range from art competitions to challenges hosted by MIT and Juilliard, language exchanges, social impact activities, and more.
Anita Citeroni, Nord Anglia’s Programme Manager for Global Campus, said: “The growth we’ve recorded in 2024 underscores the extent to which online learning is now second nature for students. The critical part to building strong engagement is in creating educational content that encourages curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. We’re constantly evolving Global Campus as a learning platform to make it even easier and more fun for students to learn together.”
Online professional learning goes from strength to strength
From January to June 2024, colleagues using Nord Anglia University (NAU) increased by 17% compared to the same period last year.
NAU uses AI to personalise each user’s learning experience, helping Nord Anglia’s 16,000+ colleagues to develop their skills, take the next step in their professions, and engage with relevant peer communities across the global education organisation.
Simon Kear, Assistant Director of Online Learning at Nord Anglia, said: “The significant engagement we saw at the start of the academic year has continued and we’re now at record levels. A major driver is our focus on our world-class teachers—who are subject-matter-experts—sharing user-generated content and bitesize learning. Nord Anglia teachers love this because the learning is fit for purpose, highly relevant to their roles, and presented in a way that suits their busy teaching schedules.”
- Resolution to Re-enroll: More than 50% of Those Under 35 Plan to Return to School This Year - January 10, 2025
- The Best in EdTech—Last Year and Next - December 30, 2024
- How to Improve Mental Health Strategies on Your Campus - December 17, 2024