Introduction

There are many things to consider when adopting the Canvas LMS within an Adult School. Even if you are an experienced Canvas instructor or have used it as a student, it is different managing your agency's Canvas backend. As we know in adult education, there is one person completing many different jobs. And if your agency doesn't have access to an IT department devoted to Canvas, then it is recommended that a small team come together to assist with this process. Consult this Admin Getting Started Resource which discusses everything to know about the Admin role. If you are wondering how to implement Canvas across your staff, there are a few suggestions highlighted below.

Suggestions for Learning Canvas

These suggestions are constructed into 6 stages of learning. For andragogical purposes, motivated educators can use this system to learn what they need at each stage to progress to mastery. The slides can be clicked to full screen for best viewing.

Slide 1 Overview

Stage 1 written for Admin lives in this section because the best practice for agencies implementing Canvas is for Admin to Set up your Account before bringing teachers onboard. Stages 2-6 devote themselves to educators learning how to use Canvas with students. Suggestions of time each stage takes to learn aims for people to think of their learning as a process over time. It may take longer or shorter or well within the time ranges.

Slide 2 Stage 1 ~Admin: Setting up your Account

Each stage's learning is categorized into Pre-requisites, Skill Builders, and Optional choices.

One way to think about it is the Pre-requisites are items to learn which support the entire stage.

Skill Builders are the "Must Dos" to understand in this stage.

Optional choices are items best suited for interest or an agency's personality.

Pre-requisites