Individuals who have earned this badge have successfully completed the first course in the Canvas Certified Technical Admin program - CORE 1: Canvas Account Organization & Authorization. This course explores the best practices and options related to account organization, course management, users and permissions, and authentication and data provisioning.
To earn the badge for CORE 1: Canvas Account Organization & Authentication, participants must:
- Design an account structure, including sub-accounts and terms
- Create a course management plan that also addresses the use of blueprinting, templates, and cross-listing
- Identify the account roles needed for their admin plan, along with the permissions that will be assigned to each role
- Determine both the authentication and data provisioning options they will use for their Canvas instance
- Assemble the above pieces into the start of an admin plan they will create for their institution
- Create a course management plan that also addresses the use of blueprinting, templates, and cross-listing
- Identify the account roles needed for their admin plan, along with the permissions that will be assigned to each role
- Determine both the authentication and data provisioning options they will use for their Canvas instance
- Assemble the above pieces into the start of an admin plan they will create for their institution
They have demonstrated the ability to:
- Understand how the Canvas hierarchy affects the rest of their Canvas account
- Evaluate how the sub-account organization variables will determine their account structure
- Understand how term dates affect courses and users
- Know how to set up Courses in sub-accounts
- Understand the structure of sub-accounts and terms and how it affects their course structures
- Understand how to share, copy, and distribute content
- Understanding Users - Roles and Permissions
- Know the difference between Account Level Roles and Course Level Roles
- Understand the options for authentication, along with the various configurations possible
- Evaluate the provisioning options, and determine when and how each will be used for their institution
- Evaluate how the sub-account organization variables will determine their account structure
- Understand how term dates affect courses and users
- Know how to set up Courses in sub-accounts
- Understand the structure of sub-accounts and terms and how it affects their course structures
- Understand how to share, copy, and distribute content
- Understanding Users - Roles and Permissions
- Know the difference between Account Level Roles and Course Level Roles
- Understand the options for authentication, along with the various configurations possible
- Evaluate the provisioning options, and determine when and how each will be used for their institution