From shrinking budgets to rising expectations and an urgent need to prepare students for an AI‑driven workforce, most institutions are still navigating AI with limited training, unclear governance, and overextended faculty. 

The good news? These new technologies can unlock enormous savings if they are adopted responsibly and strategically.    

Let’s look at three ready-to-try tools that institutions can use to reduce costs, free up faculty time, and build a culture of experimentation.  

Tuti  

https://sandbox.ecampusontario.ca/item/tuti  

The world’s first fully agentic learning management system; purpose-built to help universities integrate AI responsibly into courses, reduce faculty administrative burden, and prepare students for an AI-driven workforce.   

The University Challenge Research shows only 6% of faculty feel adequately trained in institutional AI governance, and only 4% understand their AI policy framework. Simultaneously, faculty workload is unsustainable: course prep, assessment design, and grading consume 20+ hours weekly. Your institution needs a solution that builds faculty confidence in AI while freeing capacity for meaningful research and mentorship.  

Sedna  

https://sandbox.ecampusontario.ca/item/sednaos  

Sedna is a network‑level AI‑governance platform designed to give organizations full visibility, control, and compliance over every AI interaction across devices, apps, and users.   

For example, AI-assisted research or essay drafting can be tracked and secured, helping IT and compliance teams maintain privacy standards, prevent academic misconduct, and safely integrate AI into classrooms. Sedna benefits IT, security, compliance, and legal teams, enabling AI adoption while protecting sensitive data and maintaining oversight.  

BCdiploma 

 https://sandbox.ecampusontario.ca/item/bcdiploma  

BCdiploma empowers universities to issue blockchain-secured digital credentials, diplomas, certificates, badges, and micro-credentials, that are instantly verifiable, shareable in one click, and accessible for life.   

Adopted by over 250 leading institutions in 25+ countries, BCdiploma supports the transition to trusted digital recognition of learning achievements worldwide. 

Innovation and Savings Aren’t Opposites 

Most institutions believe they must choose between saving money and innovating. However, the right AI infrastructure does both: 

• Reduce faculty workload → lower operational costs 
• Improve governance → reduce compliance risk 
• Enable experimentation → increase institutional competitiveness 

The EdTech Sandbox gives universities the tools to modernize responsibly, protect their data, and prepare students for an AI‑driven future, while saving money in the process. 

Find more tools and pilot them for free here: https://sandbox.ecampusontario.ca/