Canvas Badges
Canvas Badges allow users to issue and manage digital badges directly within Canvas. These badges serve as a visual symbol of accomplishment, representing various skills, competencies, or achievements. They can be used to motivate students and recognize both academic and non-academic milestones.
Canvas Badges can be integrated into any course, allowing instructors to design custom badges for specific achievements. Students can then display these badges in their Canvas profile or export them to other platforms that support digital credentials.
What are Canvas Badges?
Canvas Badges is a tool that enables instructors to create, issue, and manage digital badges within the Canvas LMS. These badges are a flexible and portable way to recognize both academic and non-academic achievements. Digital badges provide verifiable evidence of accomplishments, helping students showcase their skills and learning progress both inside and outside the classroom.
How do Canvas Badges work?
The process of creating and issuing a Canvas Badge typically involves three steps:
- Designing a learning experience that includes measurable outcomes or skills.
- Creating a badge using the Canvas Badges tool to visually represent the achievement.
- Awarding the badge to students who successfully meet the established criteria.
How to Create a Badge?
Canvas Badges for Canvas allows instructors to automatically issue badges as students complete specific tasks or modules within their courses. These badges can be customized to reflect the unique learning outcomes or skills associated with the course content.
Awarding Badges in a Canvas Course
- Identify the learning outcomes or skills to be recognized.
- Create a digital badge that visually represents outcomes.
- Set up criteria in Canvas that students must meet to earn the badge.
- Automatically award badges based on students' performance and completion of tasks.
