EdTech and AI: the announced disappearance of traditional LMS
Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard have dominated EdTech for 20 years. Pedagogical AI agents are making their platform model obsolete. Here's how and why.
What Moodle, Canvas, or Blackboard actually sell isn't pedagogy. It's administrative infrastructure. Enrollment management, completion tracking, credential certification, regulatory compliance, accreditation reporting.
What an LMS doesn't do — and never has — is teach. It organizes content. It verifies content was viewed. It administers multiple-choice tests. Real pedagogy — adapting to the learner's level, identifying knowledge gaps, rephrasing until a concept lands — remains entirely the responsibility of humans.
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