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Updated Canvas Administrator Cohort & Apply IT

Posted on 12/19/2023
CDLC California Distance Learning Cooperative A Canvas Project

It is a heavy lift to figure out how the Canvas Admin system works especially if, like most Adult Education administrators, you “wear many hats” within your district/agency. Within the past year, OTAN streamlined many of these processes with asynchronous Admin courses, a Canvas Video Library and access to Tier 1 support. These teaching and learning tools help many, but Canvas Administrators continue to request sessions with a trainer and an added application session.

With cohort feedback, OTAN renovated the Admin Cohort for January 2024. This new year features an essential slate of topics and learning outcomes designed to “get up and running as an Admin.” Also added are the Apply IT! Sessions which are practical application opportunities correlating with the morning’s learning.

If this format interests you, please email Karin de Varennes at kdevarennes@scoe.net or aecanvas@scoe.net to communicate you and/or your team’s interest. Agendas and learning outcomes posted below.

Admin Cohort Date/Time
Topic and Learning Outcomes
Apply IT!
Date/Time
Topic
January 16
9-10:30 am
Organizing your Account
  • Understand the beta instance
  • Create Subaccounts via CSV upload
  • Create Courses via CSV upload
  • Create Sections via CSV upload
  • Enroll users in courses via CSV upload
January 16
2-3:00 pm
Apply IT!
Create courses and account structure using CSV files. Bring any ASAP or other similar data files.
January 23
9-10:30 am
Account Settings
  • Apply account settings
  • Understand how course activity affects file storage quota
  • Install Apps and LTIs
  • Enable or disable Feature Options
January 23
2-3:00 pm
Apply IT!
View account settings in Beta before changing settings in the account.
January 30
9-10:30 am
Building Outcomes/Standards
  • Build Outcomes manually
  • Manage and organize Outcomes
  • Upload Outcomes with CSV
January 30
2-3:00 pm
Apply IT!
Create and upload outcomes CSV files
February 6
9-10:30 am
Assessing outcomes/Standards
  • Build rubrics with Outcomes
  • Align outcomes to questions/question banks
  • Access Outcomes reporting
February 6
2-3:00 pm
Apply IT!
Create rubrics. Align Outcomes to quiz questions or question banks
February 13
9-10:30 am
Collaboration and Troubleshooting
  • Use account Admin Tools
  • Manage Users
  • Organize Account Calendars
  • Access the Field Admin Console
February 13
2-3:00 pm
Apply IT!
Practice “real life” application of solving user issues.
February 20
9-10:30 am
Reports and Analytics
  • Run account reports
  • Analyze account analytics
  • Access course and User Analytics
February 20
2-3:00 pm
Apply IT!
Practice accessing user and course data. This will also be a final opportunity to ask any remaining questions from the previous sessions.
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