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#ICYMI – Highlights from InstructureCon 2025 AI isn’t coming—it’s here. It’s reshaping classrooms, transforming the workplace, and fundamentally changing how we think about learning. At InstructureCon 2025, I had the opportunity to sit down with my colleague, Christopher Johnson, for a live fireside chat about the impact
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Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) is a powerful standard that allows education platforms and tools to work together seamlessly. However, for many developers and administrators, the reality of working with LTI can be complex, particularly when navigating issues such as browser privacy updates, secure authentication flows, and tool deployment at scale.
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Introducing Atomic Canvas API Docs MCP: Your AI-Powered Canvas Development Assistant As Canvas LMS administrators and developers, we've all experienced the frustration of juggling multiple browser tabs with Canvas API documentation, trying to piece together the right endpoints for our integrations, and spending precious time searching through dense
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Educators today rely on various digital tools to enhance learning, from interactive textbooks to advanced assessment platforms. But how do all these systems talk to each other without causing chaos or data silos? The answer lies in Learning Tools Interoperability, or LTI. LTI is a standard that connects external learning
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The Challenge of Long-Term Learning in Higher Education Student success in higher education depends on retaining and applying knowledge over time, particularly in gateway courses that serve as critical stepping stones for advanced study. While students may initially grasp new concepts, research shows they forget approximately 70% of what they
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Keeping a curriculum aligned with learning objectives, industry standards, and evolving job market demands is an ongoing challenge. Traditionally, performing a curriculum gap analysis has been a manual, time-consuming, and error-prone process, making it difficult to ensure that learning programs remain relevant. However, AI-driven tools like Atomic Jolt’s Atomic
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A Vision for Inclusive Education At Atomic Jolt, we envision a future where every student — regardless of their unique earning circumstances — has access to education that meets their unique needs and enables them to thrive. Our mission is to break down barriers to learning by developing scalable, technology-driven solutions that
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Artificial intelligence offers amazing, new cognitive processing capabilities that feel like science fiction. Utilizing this new technology to its fullest yields amazing results. However, AI's nondeterministic nature poses unique challenges for educational implementations. At Atomic Jolt, we’ve been developing solutions to address those challenges. The Atomic Intelligence
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As one of the most versatile and widely adopted learning management systems, Canvas has transformed the education and training landscape. Popular across educational institutions and corporate training programs alike, it provides a solid foundation for managing and delivering content, assessments, and interactions in both online and hybrid settings. As organizations
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As Atomic Jolt enters its 11th year, it’s an exciting time to reflect on how far we’ve come and share a bit about how we’ve managed to stay at the forefront of educational technology. The journey has been one of constant iteration, fueled by feedback from educators,
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Are you ready to revolutionize how your institution leverages data and content? Join us for an insightful Lunch & Learn webinar on August 28th, where we will explore upcoming Atomic Search enhancements that will power AI with your institution’s data and content. Power AI at your Institution with Atomic
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We are excited to announce the latest updates to Atomic Assessments, all designed to improve your user experience and simplify your workflow. Our team has been working hard to introduce new features and make improvements based on your valuable feedback. In particular, we are excited to announce experimental access to
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The QTI has long been the standard behind assessment interoperability. It’s also a very complicated specification due to the complex nature of assessment. The latest version of QTI, QTI 3, has been in development for around a decade. It is brilliant work. It handles various types of markup, is