Professor: AI cut 80 hours of Canvas drudgery per semester, freeing time for teaching
_akpiper · x · 2026-10-01
- History professor Jo Guldi details how AI replaced repetitive LMS labor: course prep now eats 80 hours per semester in Canvas busywork (PDFs, links, calendars, deadlines)
- Canvas can't reason about semester calendars or holidays, making even course reuse painful
- Her lesson for universities: use machines to cut paperwork, and reinvest the savings in human interaction
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