Canvas in New Mexico - PED

 

   New Mexico PED & Canvas Partnership

 

The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) pursued an emergency procurement plan in the summer of 2020 to acquire Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) as a statewide LMS option for all districts and schools in New Mexico.  A trust consortium was created allowing Canvas accounts at the local level to also integrate with the PED.  This means educators and administrators can participate in their local Canvas courses (if they are using it as their LMS) and PED courses with one login and password.  

The PED uses Canvas for many types of internal and external activities for bureaus, initiatives, and other projects.  This includes providing courses for professional learning, micro-credentialing as a knowledge repository, or using courses for virtual events. Access to Canvas can be closed where only enrolled users are allowed, open/public to anyone with the link, or a combination of both depending upon the needs of the audience.  For example, this course is public. 

In addition, courses can be listed in Catalog, allowing for PED employees, district/charter staff, or the public to view the learning options available to them.

The PED's Learning Management System Bureau Links to an external site. helps to coordinate and oversee Canvas initiatives and implementation.

 


How has Canvas been used at the PED?

PED Division staff have leveraged Canvas for a variety of purposes at the PED including:

    • Sharing Content
    • Teacher & Administrator Evaluation Programs
    • Curriculum Creation
    • Public Courses
    • PED Staff Training
    • Communities of Practice - CoPs
    • External Training for LEAs or Charters
    • District or Charter School Information
    • Conferences - virtual or in-person
    • Professional Learning & Development
    • Knowledge Repository
    • Collaboration with LEAS/Charters
    • Resource & Process Building
    • Micro-credentialing, Certificates, and Badging Pathways

The PED chose the Canvas platform since it offers:

 

On the next page, we will explore how Canvas is used at the local level by LEAs and Charters.