How to Deliver AI-Powered Assessment & Feedback in Canvas Without Disruption

AI in higher education is no longer a distant future—it’s already reshaping how educators assess, engage, and support students across the student lifecycle. During our recent LearnWise webinar, “AI-Powered Assessment & Feedback in Canvas Without Disruption,” educators and academic leaders joined us to explore how AI can be implemented ethically, practically, and without disrupting existing LMS workflows.

Here’s what we learned.

Key Learnings from the Canvas Webinar

1. The Feedback & Assessment Gap in Higher Education

The session began by addressing a core challenge: the feedback crisis. Instructors are under pressure to deliver timely, high-quality, and personalized feedback, yet are often bogged down by administrative load, increasing class sizes, and inconsistent LMS tools.

AI offers a solution, if implemented correctly. The goal isn’t to replace educators, but to support them with scalable tools that:

• Generate rubric-aligned feedback in seconds
  
  
• Customize tone, detail, and structure for different learning needs
  
  
• Provide consistent, fair, and transparent grading
  
  
• Free up time for student interaction and support

2. Canvas-Native AI That Feels Familiar is needed

Attendees saw how LearnWise AI integrates directly into the Canvas environment, leveraging SpeedGrader and existing assignment workflows. This ensures zero disruption and no steep learning curve for faculty.

2. Instructor-First Feedback Generation is the future

With LearnWise’s AI Feedback & Grader, faculty remain fully in control:

• Review and edit feedback before publishing
  
  
• Adjust AI settings to match voice, tone, and depth
  
  
• Ensure alignment with course rubrics and learning outcomes
  
  

This approach meets growing demand for ethical AI in education: AI that enhances, not replaces, human expertise.

3. Support at Every Stage of the Student Lifecycle

LearnWise AI doesn’t stop at grading. With tools like:

• AI Student Tutor, students receive 24/7 academic support inside Canvas
  
  
• AI Campus Support improved student outreach and reduce drop-off
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We have developed solutions directly tied to improving student engagement, student retention, and academic advising.

Most Asked Questions: What Educators Want to Know about AI-powered tools for Education

The live session ended with high engagement during the Q&A segment. Here are some of the most common questions:

Will AI-generated feedback be obvious to students?

LearnWise promotes transparency: students are informed of AI-generated answers, and feedback aligns with pedagogical goals.

Can faculty customize the AI-generated responses?

Yes, instructors can refine tone, length, and tone with full control over assessment comments.

Is this compliant with FERPA and GDPR?

Absolutely. LearnWise is built with institutional privacy compliance at its core.

How does Lumi Tutor differ from ChatGPT?

Lumi is embedded in Canvas, context-aware, and trained on institutional data, not a general model.

What languages does LearnWise support?

Multiple languages supported, including bilingual deployments.

From Insight to Action

The webinar reinforced a key message: AI can support educators and improve student outcomes, without creating chaos. By integrating directly into Canvas, LearnWise enables:

• More meaningful student communication
  
  
• Scalable, bias-aware assessment
  
  
• Enhanced student success through tailored feedback
  
  

If your institution is exploring AI assessment tools, AI grading systems, or AI tutors for LMS, this webinar offered a clear blueprint. Watch the full webinar here.