Edtech company partnering with customers to
allow for personalized migration pathways
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LAKE CITY, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instructure,
the maker of Canvas, announced today that after collecting feedback
from its diverse customer base, the company is more committed than
ever to transparency and using client feedback and needs to drive
intentional innovation. As part of this shift they are
announcing an updated strategy for rolling out its New Quizzes
product, part of the Canvas Learning Management System. New
Quizzes, which is used by educators to create online quizzes and
surveys, is now the company's top development priority.
Instructure will seek to facilitate a seamless transition from
Classic to New Quizzes for its diverse global customer base. By
conducting an extensive listening tour with customers of all sizes,
the Instructure product team heard that both Higher Ed and K-12
customers need time to assess readiness and create the right plan
to transition to New Quizzes. To alleviate the pressure to move to
New Quizzes before customers are ready, Instructure is removing the
deadline for migration to New Quizzes.
"Getting New Quizzes ready for each institution's transition as
well as continuing to drive innovation is now our top priority,"
said Shiren Vijiasingam, chief product officer at Instructure. "As
individual institutions choose their own timeline for transition,
we're doubling our efforts to ensure critical features, as well as
new innovative additions, are available as quickly as possible.
More resources than ever are now focused on the development of the
features which will help our customers be ready to and more
importantly want to migrate."
Instructure has not set an end-of-life date for Classic Quizzes,
the predecessor to New Quizzes and will look to adoption to guide
that decision. The company will continue to fix bugs and
maintain the Classic Quizzes until our customers can transition to
New Quizzes but `New features will only be available on New
Quizzes.
"We want our customers to use New Quizzes because it is the best
solution available for achieving positive assessment outcomes, not
because of arbitrary deadlines," said Melissa Loble, chief customer experience officer
at Instructure. "This gives each customer the ability to consider
what they need to be ready to make the most successful
transition."
In addition to continuing limited support for Classic Quizzes,
Instructure created a New Quizzes Hub, where customers can find
everything they need to transition to the new product smoothly. In
the hub, they'll find release notes, up-to-date roadmaps, and more
resources to help aid in their migration. Instructure will continue
to partner with institutions as they migrate to New Quizzes to
support them and ensure the product meets their needs.
ABOUT INSTRUCTURE
Instructure (NYSE: INST) is an education technology company
dedicated to elevating student success, amplifying the power of
teaching, and inspiring everyone to learn together. Today the
Instructure Learning Platform supports tens of millions of
educators and learners around the world. Learn more at
www.instructure.com.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the
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on February 22, 2022 and other
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CONTACT:
Brian
Watkins
Corporate Communications
Instructure
801-610-9722
brian.watkins@instructure.com
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