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Round silver and green badge reading UAB Canvas Credentials.Digital badges (Canvas Credentials) are now awarded for attending eLearning workshops. Earned badges may be applied to one of the eLearning certificates: the Online Design and Teaching Certificate and Teaching Tools Certificate.

Online Design and Teaching (ODT) Certificate

The ODT certificate is awarded to individuals who have earned 10 digital badges by attending the ODT Series workshops. This series includes the Universal Design for Learning workshops, ODT workshops and the Quality Matters (QM) workshop offerings. Alternatively, you may earn the ODT certificate by completing the Online Design and Teaching Canvas course.

Teaching Tools (TT) Certificate

The TT certificate is awarded to individuals who have earned 10 digital badges by attending the TT Series workshops.

Awarded Digital Badges

To receive a digital badge for workshop attendance, you must be present for at least half of the scheduled time. Once a digital badge has been awarded, individuals receive an email from “University of Alabama at Birmingham Badging [noreply@badgr.com]" congratulating you on your achievement. From the email, you can access your Canvas Credentials account, download your digital badge, and share your digital badge to social media.

Note: Digital badges are not awarded for viewing archived sessions.

To check your progress towards earning an eLearning certificate, log in to Canvas Credentials. Once in Canvas Credentials, click on “My Pathway” tab to view progress.

For questions, please submit an Ask eLearning ticket.

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