Welcome to the Advanced Canvas modules!

This course can be used to:

Learn more about a specific Canvas tool, by viewing the appropriate module in the course.
Hone your skills and knowledge for teaching online and hybrid classes, by working through all the modules of the course.
Support tenure and post-tenure, by linking PLAID criteria or module learning outcomes to outcomes determined in those processes.
Create a custom learning path, designed by you or in collaboration with one of the Educational Technology Faculty in Residence (ID@highline.edu).

One note: If you haven't finished the Canvas Orientation (Modules 1-10 of this course), we recommend going back to wrap those up first. That will get you access to courses you're teaching, as well as give you some foundation for these next modules.

PLAID and Canvas Intermediate

The Peer-Led Analysis of Instructional Design (PLAID) rubric is a tool you can use to help build effective Canvas resources, whether for face-to-face, hybrid, or online courses. This course has been built to support your use of PLAID by identifying which PLAID criteria are covered in each module. There is also a map showing which modules match up to those criteria. For more information on the PLAID Rubric, and how it works, see the PLAID page on the Instructional Design website.

The assignments

Like the Orientation, each module of this course has one or more assignments. There are several differences, though.

Assignments in the Advanced Canvas modules are focused on helping you design effective teaching practices. They're often more reflective. They'll ask you to examine your teaching practice, or design a sample assignment using a new approach to teaching with technology.

Feedback will be more holistic as well. Our team of Faculty-in-Residence has many years of experience teaching with Canvas in face-to-face, hybrid, and online settings. We'll be approaching these assignments as conversation starters, a way to learn from each other about how to work effectively online.

Tips for taking this class

Remember, this class is really about improving our craft of teaching in a technology-enabled environment. One of the best things you can do is reach out to the Instructional Design team, and we can collaborate with you to make this a valuable experience. (You can reach us at id@highline.edu, or drop by CanvAssistance.)

On a practical level:

Take time to reflect on each module. Don't just burn through the course to check all the boxes.
Create a new test course, then pick one of your existing courses to use as a model. Copy that into the new test course, and then work there.
Keep a copy (print or online) of the PLAID rubric handy. Use that as a place to take notes.
Use multiple tabs in the browser. Put this course in one tab, then your test course in another. It's easier to switch back and forth. (Try it now: hold down the CTRL key (PC) or Command key (Mac), then click on Dashboard in the Canvas global navigation.

Let's go!

We're excited to share this course with you, and work with you to make the online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning experience of our students better. Let's go!