ReturnFrom Consumers to Creators — Authentic Student Engagement With Canva
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Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 2C
Explore and create: Deep-dive Creation lab 
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Session description
Purpose & objective
Participants will be able to identify how this tool promotes student choice and independence in learning, creating, and sharing. Participants will be able to access Canva, and utilize the tools to choose their type of presentation and they will learn how to engage with the templates, text, recording, and music features.
Participants will identify, locate, and use accessibility tools in Canva such as the translation tool and the subtitle features.
Participants will identify how components of this tool support diverse students in a student-led learning environment.
The model for this presentation is a loose I do, we do, you do, with an introduction activity and overview in the beginning.
Student samples from our district of engaged learning using this tool at elementary, middle, and high will be shared.
Outline
Introduction quick engagement activity to activate thinking.
-Teachers log on
-Overview of what Canva is and why it is an incredible tool for students with learning disabilities, students who do not speak English fluently, for project based and problem based learning, collaboration and more.
-Presenter will walk participants through the landing page and choices that users can choose for projects
- Projects represent size, which can always be changed
-show various options such as infographics, Instagram template, etc.
- If you want to do a video, start with video model
-The benefit of students becoming creators over being consumers of products.
-Together we all click on worksheet; work through all the features (template, elements, text, video, audio and we each create. Some share with presenter to show.
-Show the translate feature
-Show the AI picture replacement tool and how students can upload their own photos, videos, etc.
-Dive in to create a one pager using tools we have seen to brainstorm ways to engage students authentically using this tool. Add a video and we will use the subtitle feature in various languages.
-Presenter will answer individual questions as you work. This is time for you to understand the tools.
-Contact info and closure
(I DO NOT REPRESENT THIS COMPANY *CANVA* IN ANY WAY.)
Supporting research
Hero, L.-M., & Lindfors, E. (2019). Students’ learning experience in a multidisciplinary innovation project. Education + Training, 61(4), 500–522. https://doi.org/10.1108/et-06-2018-0138
William Rayens & Amanda Ellis (2018) Creating a Student-Centered Learning Environment Online, Journal of Statistics Education, 26:2, 92-102, DOI: 10.1080/10691898.2018.1475205
Bouilheres, F., Le, L. T., McDonald, S., Nkhoma, C., & Jandug-Montera, L. (2020). Defining student learning experience through blended learning. Education and Information Technologies, 25(4), 3049–3069. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-020-10100-y
Session specifications
Change Agent
- Facilitate equitable use of digital learning tools and content that meet the needs of each learner.
Citizen
- Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency.
- Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.