A Student Success Framework for Community College

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light a stark reality that access to the tools and services that make remote learning possible isn’t a “nice-to-have,” but a necessity.

Instructure is a technology company committed to improving education. We provide instructors and students with modern tools and resources that empower and simplify the learning experience. Instructure offers Canvas, the open, easy-to-use, cloud-native learning management system, as well as Canvas Network, an index of open, online courses by educators everywhere — from Ivy League institutions to community colleges.

Given the right environment and support, how many students do you think are capable of high levels of education achievement? How much do you think students vary from one another in how they learn? Do you support or oppose creating a tailored instruction program in your community’s schools? These are just a few of the questions asked in a Digital Promise/Learner Variability Project national survey, “Learning in the 21st Century: How Teachers View Students’ Potential and Their Learning Experience”. This edWebinar highlights key findings from the survey that focused on learner variability, tailored instruction, use of edtech, and what informs teacher practice.

Technology—in close partnership with educators—should be leveraged to make possible new opportunities for learning that also improve achievement. By analyzing specific student data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intelligent Advice (IA) have the potential to help more quickly surface specific areas in which students need personalized, “just in time” learning support. To meet the needs of every student, learning needs to be personal and personalized. Unfortunately, many educators struggle to define what “Personalized Learning” means.