Instructure, the leading learning platform and maker of Canvas, today announced Melissa Loble as its Chief Academic Officer. Loble, a one-of-a-kind edtech leader with extensive experience as an educator in both K-12 and higher education institutions, will build out the global academic strategy function to ensure the educator experience remains core to everything the company does.
A well-known thought leader in the edtech space with extensive experience as an educator in both K-12 and higher education institutions, Loble is an ideal fit for the role of chief academic officer. At Instructure, she has held executive leadership positions for over nine years in roles overseeing support, client success, services, community, partnerships and platform. She has also taught throughout her career, starting as a high school social science teacher and now teaches higher education courses that focus on managing technology for educational change and crafting innovative learning environments.