AWS Innovation with Instructure

Topics: Generative AI in Education

About the Episode

Instructure, an education technology company that is on a simple yet powerful mission: to elevate student success, amplify the power of teaching, and inspire everyone to learn together.

Joining us on this journey are Zach Pendleton, Chief Architect at Instructure, Katie Standish Sr. Program Manager at AWS, and Gianluca Bertelli Sr. Prototyping Engineer at AWS. Our host Sara Armstrong delves into Instructure's collaborative effort with AWS Prototyping, as well as their cloud architecture that leverages the transformative capabilities of Generative AI and the efficiency of serverless technologies. This architecture is designed to simplify the complex process of generating instructional content, benefitting educators and students on a global scale.

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Guest speakers

Zach Pendleton

Chief Architect at Instructure

Katie Standish

Sr. Program Manager at AWS

Gianluca Bertelli

Sr. Prototyping Engineer at AWS

Highlights

00:04: Introduction
00:35: Overview of Instructure's Mission and Collaboration with AWS Prototyping Team
01:12: Introduction to Zach Pendleton and Overview of Instructure
02:32: Instructure's Interest in Generative AI and Collaboration with AWS to Ensure Data Privacy
03:45: AWS Prototyping Approach and Automation of Common Tasks for Educators
06:56: Integration of Generative AI Tools into Instructure's Workflows and Ensuring Scalability
10:28: Collaboration Between Instructure's Development Team and AWS Engineering Team
13:37: Overcoming Challenges, Demonstration at InstructureCon, and Future Steps for Instructure