Instructure Survey Reveals AI Adoption Gap in Education: 90% of Students Use AI, But Less Than Half of Educators Are Trained — Instructure Holdings, Inc.

Event summary

Instructure's survey of 1,125 educators, students, and parents found 90% of higher education students use AI in class at least occasionally.
Only 45% of K-12 educators and 41% of higher education educators reported receiving formal AI training.
70% of parents consider research evidence on generative AI's impact on teaching and learning very or extremely important.
Instructure plans to release additional findings as part of a broader initiative examining AI in education.

The big picture

Instructure's research highlights the rapid adoption of AI in education alongside a critical lack of preparation among educators. This tension underscores broader industry challenges around responsible AI integration, particularly as schools struggle to balance technological advancement with maintaining core educational values like critical thinking and human judgment.

What we're watching

Training Deficit: How Instructure and other edtech providers will address the significant gap in AI training for educators.
Ethical Boundaries: Whether schools can establish clear guidelines for AI use that balance innovation with academic integrity.
Product Development: The pace at which Instructure integrates AI capabilities into Canvas and other products to meet educator needs.