We were hit by the Canvas outage at CIIS… it’s amazing that I can have classes for my PhD work with students from around the world, but this is a stark reminder of how delicate those connections are when we rely on centralized technology/power/food production rather than having things local and distributed (as they should be, ultimately… such as solar power networks)…
The AWS Outage Was a Nightmare for College Students | WIRED:
But the disruptions to students are a testament to just how popular Canvas is on college campuses—and how much of modern educational life is increasingly centered on a handful of educational technology platforms.