Graphics, Visuals and Digital Communication Made Easy With Canva - Course Syllabus - 50 Hours

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Graphics, Visuals and Digital Communication Made Easy With Canva is a continuing education course for educators from Pre-K through high school. The program focuses on setting up a free pro-teacher Canva account, then using templates, elements, design choices, branding, and video to create classroom-ready visuals. It defines clear learning outcomes, required assignments for hours or university quarter credit, CEU/clock-hour/PDU/ACT 48 earning rules, and a credit/no-credit framework. Artificial intelligence is not permitted for assignments.

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CEUs, Clock Hours, PDUs, ACT 48

University Quarter Credit Requirements

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COURSE TITLE: Graphics, Visuals and Digital Communication Made Easy With Canva WA CLOCK HRS: 50 OREGON PDUs: 50 NO. OF CREDITS: 5 QUARTER CREDITS PENNSYLVANIA ACT 48: 50 [semester equivalent = 3.33 credits] INSTRUCTOR: Michael Boll [michael@bollnet.com](michael@bollnet.com) COURSE DESCRIPTION: Never thought of yourself as someone who can make beautiful graphs, presentations, videos, charts, infographics, or posters? Think again; Canva makes designing all these visuals (and more) a breeze. Course participants start with setting up and applying for the free (yes, free!) pro-teacher account and then plunge into templates, elements, design choices, branding, video, student use, and much more. Participants are encouraged to build designs they can immediately use in their classroom, keeping the learning practical and useful. Join Michael Boll, your instructor, as he guides your journey with helpful video screencasts and insights along the way, and take a step into the Canva world and emerge as a stellar designer loaded with ideas on how best to communicate visually. This course is appropriate for all educators from Pre-K to High School and beyond. Learn more about this course, including some QuickTips, [by visiting](by visiting CanvaTeacherTips.com)[ ](by visiting CanvaTeacherTips.com)[CanvaTeacherTips.com](by visiting CanvaTeacherTips.com) Interested in a Group Course? This course may be taken as a group. With the influence of visual communication becoming so powerful, working in a group is an excellent way to expand how to better communicate visually and help set the narrative at your school. See here for more information. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, participants will have: 1. Setup and become comfortable designing in the outrageously remarkable Canva environment and workspace 2. Leverage Canva's power to build design-oriented lessons for students 3. Develop your own look, feel, and brand that compliments your design preferences 4. Explore the current and future trends of visual literacy and design 5. Build a bundle of new visuals for immediate use in your in-person and digital classroom COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Completion of all specified assignments is required for issuance of hours or credit. The Heritage Institute does not award partial credit. The use of artificial intelligence is not permitted. Assignment responses found to be generated by AI will not be accepted. HOURS EARNED: Completing the basic assignments (Section A. Information Acquisition) for this course automatically earns participants their choice of CEUs (Continuing Education Units), Washington State Clock Hours, Oregon PDUs, or Pennsylvania ACT 48 Hours. The Heritage Institute offers CEUs and is an approved provider of Washington State Clock Hours, Oregon PDUs, and Pennsylvania ACT 48 Hours. UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT Graphics, Visuals and Digital Communication Made Easy With Canva REV 10/3/24 Continuing Education Quarter credits are awarded by Antioch University Seattle (AUS) . AUS requires 75% or better for credit at the 400 level and 85% or better to issue credit at the 500 level. These criteria refer both to the amount and quality of work submitted. 1. Completion of Information Acquisition assignments 30% 2. Completion of Learning Application assignments 40% 3. Completion of Integration Paper assignment 30% CREDIT/NO CREDIT (No Letter Grades or Numeric Equivalents on Transcripts) Antioch University Seattle (AUS) Continuing Education Quarter credit is offered on a Credit/No Credit basis; neither letter grades nor numeric equivalents are on a transcript. 400 level credit is equal to a "C" or better, 500 level credit is equal to a "B" or better. This information is on the back of the transcript. AUS Continuing Education quarter credits may or may not be accepted into degree programs. Prior to registering, determine with you

FAQs

What is the course’s main focus and expected learning outcomes?

Participants learn to use Canva to design visuals for classroom use, including building lessons, developing a personal look/brand, exploring visual literacy trends, and creating a bundle of new visuals for in-person and digital instruction.

How are professional development hours or credit earned?

Hours or credit require completion of all specified assignments. Completing Information Acquisition assignments automatically earns participants their choice of CEUs, Washington State Clock Hours, Oregon PDUs, or Pennsylvania ACT 48 Hours, with the Heritage Institute as an approved provider.

Are AI-generated assignment responses allowed?

No. The course states that the use of artificial intelligence is not permitted, and AI-generated assignment responses will not be accepted.

What are the university quarter credit requirements and credit/no-credit rules?

University quarter credit is based on completing Information Acquisition (30%), Learning Application (40%), and an Integration Paper (30%). Credit is offered on a Credit/No Credit basis, with 400-level equivalent described as a C or better and 500-level equivalent described as a B or better.

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