Case Study: Utah Valley University boosts student engagement with Instructure Canvas LMS and Microsoft Teams LTI

Utah Valley University boosts student engagement with Instructure Canvas and Microsoft Teams for 40,936 users

Utah Valley University (UVU), a public university with over 40,000 students, faced a significant challenge in managing its two primary educational platforms, Canvas LMS from Instructure and Microsoft Teams. Faculty were spending hours manually synchronizing course enrollments between the two systems, and students were forced to toggle between them, creating a disjointed experience that hindered communication and engagement.

Instructure's solution was the implementation of an LTI integration that seamlessly connected Microsoft Teams to the Canvas LMS environment. This integration automated enrollment synchronization and allowed users to launch Teams meetings directly from their Canvas courses. The results for UVU included a marked increase in student punctuality and engagement, more reliable faculty-student communication, and greater adoption of Microsoft Teams features, ultimately creating a more seamless and effective learning experience.

Utah Valley University