Professional Development
Professional Development Flex hours for Canvas can be earned through on-site Canvas Open Labs and Workshops and through the online SAC Faculty Canvas Training course.
On-site Open Labs and Workshops: Register for On-site Canvas Open Labs and Workshops through the “Santa Ana College Faculty Development Tracking System" on WebAdvisor
Online SAC Faculty Canvas Training: Complete badges and certificates online in Canvas.
| | Hours Earned: | Suggested for: |
| Canvas Bronze Badge | 10 hours | Classroom & Online/Hybrid Faculty |
| Canvas Silver Badge | 10 hours | Adv, Classroom & Online/Hybrid Faculty |
| Canvas Gold Badge | 3 hours | Online/Hybrid Faculty |
| Canvas Bronze Certificate | 2 hours | Classroom & Online/Hybrid Faculty |
| Canvas Silver Certificate | 10 hours | Online/Hybrid Faculty |
ONLINE TEACHING CERTIFICATION
After completing a badge or certificate Professional Development flex hours are claimed on WebAdvisor:
- Logon to WebAdvisor: https://www.sac.edu/WebAdvisor
- Select Faculty
- Select "Santa Ana College Professional Development Tracking System" under Faculty Information
- Click the drop-down arrow to select "Canvas", click "Search Workshops"
- Search or scroll down to find the badge or certificate that you completed.
- Click to "Reserve Seat"
- The DE office "takes attendance" and verifies badges/certificates/workshop/open lab attendance "seats" once a week.
Any additional hours for learning how to use Canvas must be submitted through My Personal Flex Projects in the flex tracking system.
Note: Course preparation time is not eligible for flex credit.
VIDEO CREATION COURSE
All faculty are enrolled in the Video Creation Course on
Canvas. This course is meant to showcase the basics of video creation.
Faculty can use what they learn in this course to create and showcase videos
for their own courses. You can take this self-paced online course and
earn two hours of professional development.
POLICIES
Distance Education Advisory Group
Our
Distance Education Advisory Group is an Academic Senate work group. The purpose is to assist our Distance Education program in meeting the needs of our online students and faculty teaching in Distance Education by developing procedures and training that support our mission in Distance Education.
