Title: Admins - READ THIS FIRST - How to setup this course.
Course: Kung Fu Canvas (with videos linked) > Section: Introduction

Welcome to Kung Fu Canvas!

Do not publish this page.

This course is ALMOST ready to roll out to your faculty.

Here are the steps you need to do to get started

1. Set up badging (optional)
2. Communicate with your faculty the purpose and expectations for the course
3. Enroll your faculty in the course.

Details for each step are below.

1) Set up badging

If you decide to NOT use badging, skip to step 2.

If you already use a badging system such as Badger or Credly, use the published pages for each belt (module) to make your badges.  For example, use the "Yellow Belt Earned" page in the Yellow Belt Earned module to create your badge for the yellow belt.

This is how it would look if you are using Badgr:

If you do NOT already use a badging system, Instructure has partnerships with both Badgr and Credly.  Choose one and set up their system, then continue with the instructions below.

Badgr

The Badgr setup checklist shows the following steps are needed.  If the item is strikethough, it has already been done for you.

Badgr has been integrated with your Canvas installation (see How do I request to use Badgr on my Canvas server?)
Canvas course Modules have been created and published (see Instructure's How do I create a module?)
Modules have completion requirements – including Assignment, Page, Discussion, or Quiz dependencies (see Instructure's How do I add requirements to a module?)
Badgr has been added to the course (see How do I add Badgr to a Canvas Course? or How do I add Badgr to an Account?)
Badges have been designed (see How do I create a badge to award in Badgr?)

Credly

See the Credly integration instructions.

Canvabadges

In previous versions of Kung Fu Canvas, Canvabadges was used as a badging tool.  Canvabadges is no longer available in the EduAppCenter and is no longer recommended.  Please consider using Badgr, Credly, or another system of your choosing.

2) Communicate with Faculty

Faculty will need to know why they are being enrolled in the course as well as when they should complete each belt (module.)

Sample schedules:

- Complete 1 belt per week for 4 weeks, then complete brown and black belt next semester.
- Complete 1 belt per day for 4 days, then complete brown and black belt a month or two later.
- Complete 1 belt every 2 weeks for 8 weeks, then complete brown and black belt next semester.

Tip: Faculty can have a solid foundation in Canvas by completing the first 4 belts.  Do not spead them out over a long period of time.  The sooner they complete the belts, the sooner they will be able to create a high quality course for their students.

3) Enroll your faculty in this course

The easiest ways to enroll faculty in the course are

- Copy a list of the faculty IDs or faculty email and paste them into the course
- Enable self-enrollment and send all the faculty the enrollment URL

There you have it! Once you have completed the 3 steps above, you're ready to roll.

As the one setting up this course, you will probably be asked questions along the way on how to do something in Canvas.  Have no fear! The answers to almost all questions are found in the Canvas Guides.  If you can't find an answer in the guides, you can post your question in the Canvas Community or ask your Customer Success Manager CSM.)

Here's a quick tip for reading all the way to the bottom :)

When someone asks you a question and you find the answer in the Canvas Guides, send the person a link to the guide or video guide with the answer.  This will eventually lead them to going to the guides for their answers.

...If you give someone a fish, they will eat for the day. If you teach them how to fish, they will eat for a lifetime. (They'll also stop asking you for fish :) )