Wiki Page, Canvas Admin Overview: [ORIENTATION] Course Curriculum

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Course Curriculum

This goal of this course is to equip admins with the need-to-know settings and features of Canvas in order to optimize their Canvas instance and provide a smooth transition for their organization.

Course Outcomes

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Identify the Canvas environments and define their functionalities.

Identify account-level settings and customization options

Define the purpose of terms and access dates.

Identify the relationship between courses, sections and enrollment.

List the types of reports, analytics and statistics obtained from Canvas.

Define the purpose of account-level outcomes, rubrics, grading schemes and question banks.

Course Modules

The course in broken into the following FIVE (5) Modules (total of 18 individual very short lessons):

1. Organize and Customize Your Canvas Instance (4 lessons)

2. Set Term Dates and List Courses/Sections (4 lessons)

3. Add Users and Start Enrollment (3 lessons)

4. Pull Reports and View Analytics (3 lessons)

5. Leverage Shared Resources (4 lessons)

Each Module should take about 30 minutes to read, review and complete. It is recommended that participants complete the modules in sequential order; however, it is not required.

Links to Canvas Instructor guides, video tutorials, and pro-tips will also be included throughout the modules.

Completion Criteria

Technically, there isn’t one. But if you complete all 5 modules and receive 70% or higher on all 5 module quizzes, then you will have successfully met the course outcomes. Oh, and you'll also get a virtual pat on the back from us! (Trust us, it's so worth it!)