Claude can now connect to learning apps like Canvas, Panopto and Wiley
Today, the company is upgrading Claude for Education with the addition of integrations to three popular learning apps — Canvas, Panopto and Wiley. With the update, students and teachers can connect those platforms to Claude, making it possible for the chatbot to access the materials like lecture transcripts, peer-reviewed journals and more.
For two of the apps, the connective tissue is provided by MCP servers made by Panopto and Wiley. For the uninitiated, MCP is a protocol Anthropic released last fall to make it easier to connect its AI models to third-party systems. This past spring, OpenAI began supporting the tech as well.
With Wednesday's update, Anthropic is also adding support for Canvas' Learning Tools Interoperability feature. As a result, students will be able use Claude directly within their Canvas courses without the need to switch between platforms. As before, Anthropic says all student conversations with Claude are private and won't be used for training future models.
Separately, Anthropic is partnering with campuses worldwide to launch Claude Builder Clubs, an initiative designed to help students run hackathons, workshops and demo nights dedicated to Claude and AI more broadly. "Together, they'll build AI-powered projects — anything from an app to help their colleagues study and learn, to the next billion-dollar startup," the company says. Students can apply today to kickstart their own Builder Club this fall.
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