How do I create and edit a Canvas Credentials Pathway?
Canvas Credentials Pathways allows users to stack Open Badges, like stepping stones, into learning pathways to map out a curriculum. This allows administrators to easily track group and individual progress across coursework, training series, and programs.
The pathways system is flexible enough to allow for different branches and segments, with required and optional steps that direct the learner on what steps to take next. Learning pathways may contain and culminate in milestone badges that are automatically awarded when lower branches of the pathway are fulfilled.
Learn more about Canvas Credentials Pathways.
Notes:
- Steps are organized in a child and parent structure which can be set up as either required or milestone badges.
- Pathways must be published before subscribing users.
- To track users along a learning pathway, they must be a members of a group that is subscribed to a pathway. More than one group can subscribe to a pathway and more than one pathway can be subscribed to a group.
- Admin and instructors can sync badges and pathways when a course is associated with a Blueprint course.
Create Pathway
Click the Issuers tab [1], then create a new issuer [2] or select an existing issuer [3].
You can also use the search bar to find a specific issuer [4].
Open Pathways
Click the Pathways tab [1], then click the Create pathway button [2].
Add Pathway Details
Add a name for the pathway [1] and a description (optional) [2].
By default, the Show on Public Pages option is enabled [3]. If you don't want the pathway to be visible on public pages, you can de-select the checkbox.
To save the details, click the Create Pathway button [4].
Note: The name and description of the pathway are displayed on the pathway completion card and in the first section of the pathway details window.
Edit Pathway
To continue creating the pathway, click the Edit pathway button.
Select Completion Badge
Pathways are authored from right to left. First, you need to select a completion badge you want to automatically award when a group member completes the pathway.
In the right panel, click the Select completion badge button [1], then choose a badge from the list [2].
Canvas Credentials Pathways recognizes Canvas Credentials awards from different sources, including Canvas courses and bulk or individual badge awards. The Pathway is completed if the recipient is awarded... option is enabled by default. If the pathway completion badge may not be earned outside the pathway, you can de-select the checkbox.
Add Step
To add additional steps to the pathway, click the Add Step tile.
Add a Step name [1]. You can also add a Step description [2], and a Short code [3].
To save the details, click the Save changes button [4].
By default, the Required for completion of the parent step option is enabled [1].
You can select a badge to award the user for completing the step [2], badges that the learner must earn to complete the step [3], and indirect prerequisite steps the learner must complete to complete the step [4]. You can also add an external badge.
To edit the step details, click the pencil icon [5].
To move the step to a different location, click and drag the arrow icon [6].
To delete the step title, click the delete icon [7].
Notes:
- Milestone badges are visually represented with a badge on the right and are automatically awarded when criteria are fulfilled.
- Required badges are visually represented with badges on the left and are awarded manually or via a Canvas Credentials LTI in an LMS.
Publish Pathway
If you added sub-steps, you can select the number of prerequisite steps the learner must complete the child step[1].
Once you have completed all the details, click the Publish pathway button [2].
Note: Once the pathway follower completes all required child steps, the parent milestone badge is automatically awarded.
