Cloud learning system sizes up Australia by Beverley Head

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"A cloud computer based learning management system which is winning widespread support in the US could wend its way to Australia over the next 12 months taking on incumbents such as Moodle, Sakai and Blackboard." summarizes Beverley Head.

Utah based start-up Instructure launched its cloud based system, Canvas in the US earlier this year. It has now been adopted by more than 80 higher education institutions in the US.

Canvas is hosted on Amazon’s cloud and is currently not on offer to Australian universities although local institutions can download an open source version of the product – Canvas CV - for free from Instructure’s website.
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About Instructure Inc
Instructure Inc. was founded in 2008 with the purpose of disrupting the Learning Management System (LMS) market by setting a new, open standard for education technology. We believe that an LMS shouldn’t be a closed system. 
It should be an easy to use, powerful platform that easily integrates content and communication from everywhere. We believe technology is necessary, but not sufficient to improve education. Technology is only a tool, and a tool is only as good as the skills of the craftsman, but using a great tool sure helps.                       

Instructure is backed by OpenView Venture Partners, TomorrowVentures, EPIC Ventures and Tim Draper of Draper, Fisher Jurveston. It is based in Salt Lake City, Utah where the software is developed and supported on the east bench of the Wasatch Mountains.

Source: iTWire and Instructure Inc