McGraw-Hill Connect®, a leading digital learning platform for higher education, will be offering integration with Canvas, a modern learning management system (LMS) that makes teaching and learning easier for educators and students. The integration with Canvas will be released at the end of July 2016 and allows for a more elegant experience for students and instructors who use Connect for the digital delivery of content and adaptive learning, and Canvas to assign homework, deliver grades and manage classroom logistics. McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, will be showcasing the integration with Canvas at the LMS company's user conference in Colorado.
Using IMS Global Learning Consortium's open LTI standard for interoperability as the basis for the integration, the connection between McGraw-Hill Connect and Canvas signals McGraw-Hill Education's continued commitment to supporting interoperability standards in the education industry. In May, the company announced a new tool for K-12 schools called Access Manager that meets IMS Global's OneRoster standard.
What does it mean for Connect to be deeply integrated with Canvas? This kind of integration embeds the learning experience within Canvas itself. It goes further than just offering the users single sign-on and automatic grade sync between the LMS and external learning materials. The user can move elegantly between modules and assignments, experiencing a more seamless transition between two platforms.
Connect is McGraw-Hill Education's learning platform for the higher education market. Connect offers an intuitive student-centric design with many titles optimised for use on tablets via native apps. It allows students to complete assignments, study course material through the SmartBook adaptive reading experience, and access the Connect Insight analytics dashboard – anytime, anywhere.
The deep integration of Connect and Canvas will be made available on July 23rd, and will work immediately for anyone using both systems.
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