Claude for Education just got several new integrations for students

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Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make its mark on education. More and more tech companies are releasing AI-powered study aids, adapted chatbots for academic environments like ChatGPT Edu, and even agents to support teachers. 

On Wednesday, Anthropic announced a first look at new integrations for Claude for Education -- a tailored version of the company's chatbot launched in April -- with publisher Wiley, learning platform Canvas, and AI video hub Panopto that it says will "bring rich educational context to student conversations," according to the announcement. The Wiley and Panopto integrations use Model Context Protocol (MCP), Anthropic's new adaptable standard that seamlessly connects AI agents with data sources. 

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"To make Claude a more powerful study companion, we're building toward a future where students can reference readings, lecture recordings, visualizations, and textbook content directly within their conversations," Anthropic said. 

The new integrations let users connect Panopto and Wiley to Claude via the MCP servers. Users can then access lecture transcripts, Wiley-hosted publications, and other academic content directly in their conversations with Claude. The chatbot also now supports Canvas Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI), which allows students to access Claude directly within their Canvas courses.

Josh Jarrett, senior vice president of AI growth at Wiley, framed the integration as a win for elevating reliable, peer-reviewed scientific research within AI systems. 

"This partnership sets the standard for integrating trusted scientific content with AI platforms while creating a scalable solution for other institutions," he said in the announcement. "By adopting the Model Context Protocol, we're ensuring authoritative research remains discoverable in an AI-driven landscape."

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Given the fine line AI tools can walk between helping and automating schoolwork, Anthropic has positioned Claude for Education as a tool for critical thinking. Some research, as well as students themselves, have concerns that using AI will impact critical thinking and problem-solving endurance, an outcome somewhat confirmed by a recent MIT Media Lab study. 

In the announcement, Anthropic emphasized its "unwavering attention to ethics and privacy," clarifying that protecting student data is a priority. Students' conversations with Claude are made private by default and are not used to train Anthropic AI models. 

"To protect academic freedom and intellectual exploration, we also require formal approval for institutional data requests and have limited self-serve data exports," the company added. 

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More broadly, Anthropic is investing in its relationship with students. The company also announced that this fall, it is expanding its student ambassador program and Claude Builder Clubs, through which students can participate in hackathons and workshops. 

Anthropic also launched a free AI fluency course and new partnerships with the University of San Francisco School of Law and Northumbria University, with the mission of "advancing responsible AI adoption in higher education." 

The partnerships will integrate "AI-enabled learning" into the schools' curricula, including using LLMs to analyze legal arguments, with claims, to "improve student engagement." 

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The updates to Claude for Education will become available in the next few weeks.