Instructure has partnered with Veriff to integrate identity verification into Parchment by Instructure Transcript Services. The capability, currently being piloted with select US higher education institutions, will be generally available in November 2026. The system allows institutions to require learners to verify their identity before transcript requests are fulfilled. Verification happens through Parchment's network, which connects over 6,200 colleges and universities with 6,700 K-12 schools and has exchanged more than 165 million credentials. The partnership addresses rising credential fraud, which cost US community colleges $180 million in a single year according to Equifax. Fraudsters use stolen identities to enrol, collect financial aid, and order transcripts under false names. When enabled, Veriff checks government-issued IDs against live selfies, assigning verification status and confidence scores. Registrars maintain final approval authority over all orders.

AWS and Instructure expand ai-powered learning access in 2026. News | 11.08.2026 AWS collaboration accelerates AI-powered migration tools and Canvas Career capabilities designed to expand access for underserved learners. For millions of learners worldwide, the biggest barrier to quality education is not motivation but circumstance. Limited access to technology and the internet, language barriers, geographic isolation, and legacy on-premise learning systems leave entire communities without modern learning infrastructure. Instructure, the maker of Canvas LMS powered by AWS, is addressing this challenge through the AWS Education Equity Initiative with AI-driven tools that reduce migration friction and open workforce pathways. What was announced. On August 4, 2026, Instructure announced it will build AI-powered tools to expand learning access for underserved communities worldwide, supported by the AWS Education Equity Initiative - a $100 million commitment of AWS technology. The initiative advances two workstreams: AI-powered LMS migration tooling for institutions on legacy on-premise systems, and acceleration of Canvas Career capabilities for workforce development, community colleges, continuing education, and public-sector programs. The initiative aims to reach approximately 900,000 learners in its first year - including roughly 280,000 underserved learners - with a path to reach approximately 5.4 million learners over four years, roughly 1.8 million of them underserved. The first year focuses on the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Education equity means building systems that work for learners in every environment, including those who face the greatest barriers to opportunity. Through this collaboration with AWS, Softprom is accelerating tools that help more institutions modernize their learning environments and connect learners to workforce pathways. Melissa Loble, Chief Learning Officer at Instructure Why this matters. For CIOs, CTOs, and IT directors in education and public-sector organizations, LMS modernization has long been blocked by cost, complexity, and resource constraints. AI-powered migration tools reduce the friction of moving from legacy or homegrown systems to a cloud-based platform, freeing IT teams to focus on outcomes rather than infrastructure overhead. For procurement leaders, this signals a shift toward scalable, cloud-native learning ecosystems aligned with workforce needs. Technical details. * AI-powered LMS migration tooling: automates transition from legacy, self-managed open-source, and homegrown LMS platforms to Canvas. * Canvas Career platform: skills-first, workforce-aligned learning for continuing education, K-12 workforce programs, community colleges, and vocational training. * Low-connectivity infrastructure: secure deployment for correctional facilities and remote environments. * Accessibility frameworks: support for learners with disabilities. * AI-powered skill mapping: aligns training with job requirements and stackable credentials. * Employer tools: connect learning pathways with employment pipelines. * Public reporting: quarterly progress on adoption, learner reach, credential attainment, and job placement, beginning H2 2026. Softprom and Amazon Web Services. Softprom is the official partner of Amazon Web Services. Its team helps educational institutions, public-sector organizations, and enterprise customers design, deploy, and scale AWS-based solutions - including cloud infrastructure, AI/ML services, and modern learning platforms. Explore AWS cloud and AI solutions with Amazon Web Services and Softprom experts. This content was prepared as part of the Softprom DistriFlow project - an automated system for monitoring and adapting vendor news. Original source: original article.

Instructure and AWS expand Canvas career and LMS migration tools. AWS support will help Instructure develop migration tools and Canvas Career capabilities for underserved learners and workforce education programs Redação Portal ERP Aug 05, 2026 T | Fonte: 18px Instructure, the leading learning ecosystem and maker of Canvas LMS, powered by AWS, announced it will build AI-powered tools to expand learning access for underserved communities worldwide, supported by the Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) Education Equity Initiative. The effort advances two workstreams. The first addresses a persistent barrier: many under-resourced institutions remain on legacy, on-premise systems not because they want to, but because migration has been too expensive and complex. AI-powered LMS migration tooling is designed to make that path faster and more affordable, so more learners in those communities can access modern learning infrastructure. The second accelerates Canvas Career capabilities to support workforce development, continuing education, community colleges and public-sector programs, with a focus on learner populations including adult learners returning to education. For millions of learners worldwide, the biggest barrier to quality education is not motivation but circumstance. Limited access to technology and the internet, language barriers and geographic isolation leave entire communities without modern learning infrastructure. Through the AWS Education Equity Initiative, Instructure and AWS will address this issue, aiming to reach approximately 900,000 learners in its first year, including roughly 280,000 underserved learners, with a path to reach approximately 5.4 million learners over four years. "Education equity means building systems that work for learners in every environment, including those who face the greatest barriers to opportunity," said Melissa Loble, chief learning officer at Instructure. "Through this collaboration with AWS, we are accelerating tools that help more institutions modernize their learning environments and connect learners to workforce pathways. Instructure is committed to helping institutions expand opportunity through scalable learning infrastructure and workforce-connected learning experiences." "AWS is proud to power Instructure's reach across more than 100 countries and millions of learners," said Aanya Niaz, Education Lead, Amazon Web Services. "They've built Canvas Career to serve workforce and continuing education programs that often fall outside traditional higher education models. We want to make these tools and infrastructure that drive positive learning outcomes accessible to educators and learners who need them most." Reducing the Barriers to LMS Migration Many institutions remain on outdated, on-premise learning systems not because they choose to, but because migration is expensive, complex and resource-intensive. Institutions with the fewest IT resources often face the steepest path to modernization. AWS support will help Instructure build AI-powered migration tooling designed to reduce that friction, making it faster and less costly for institutions to move to Canvas from legacy LMS platforms, self-managed open-source LMS environments, homegrown systems and other non-standard platforms. The goal is to give more institutions a realistic path to modern, cloud-based learning infrastructure so administrators and educators can focus on outcomes rather than overhead. Expanding Canvas Career for Workforce and Continuing Education Programs The initiative will also accelerate Canvas Career, Instructure's platform for skills-first, workforce-aligned learning. Canvas Career is built to serve learners and programs that often fall outside the scope of traditional higher education tools, including continuing education programs, K-12 workforce initiatives, community colleges, vocational training centers, public-sector workforce programs and adult learners. Development will address two areas. The first is access: secure, low-connectivity infrastructure for correctional facilities and remote environments, and accessibility frameworks to support learners with disabilities. The second is outcomes: AI-powered skill mapping to align training with job requirements, credential and certification management for stackable credentials and workforce badges and employer tools to connect learning pathways with employment pipelines. A Commitment to Measurable Impact The success of this initiative will be measured by whether more learners in underserved communities can access education that changes the trajectory of their careers and lives. In its first year, Instructure aims to reach approximately 900,000 learners, including roughly 280,000 from underserved communities, with a path to approximately 5.4 million learners over four years, roughly 1.8 million of them underserved. Instructure will report progress publicly, beginning in the second half of 2026 and continuing each quarter, including institutional adoption, learner reach and, as programs mature, workforce outcomes such as credential attainment, program completion and job placement. The first year focuses on institutions and learners who have historically had the least access to modern learning technology in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, expanding to additional regions over time. That work centers on four groups: * K-12 districts with workforce programs serving rural and first-generation students * Correctional facilities building credential pathways for incarcerated learners * Community colleges serving adult and budget-constrained students * Workforce development organizations, including vocational training centers and public-sector programs This is a starting point. The structural barriers to education access run deeper than any single initiative can address, and Instructure and AWS intend to keep building. Future phases of this work will expand the tools launched today and reach more institutions and learners, expanding opportunities for learners everywhere. About Instructure Instructure is shaping the future of learning by delivering a future-ready ecosystem that helps learners thrive in tomorrow's landscape. Our vision is to drive a future where education technology seamlessly amplifies human potential, empowering people to excel in a perpetually changing world. Instructure is setting potential in motion by connecting educators, institutions and learners across K-12, higher education and the workforce - enhancing experiences at every age, every stage and every pivotal transition. Discover more at Instructure.com. Redação Portal ERP. Editorial Team