Why contribute to AVA Online?
Data Analytics on Uptake/Engagement for your Course
Expose your course nationwide to our many partners and scholars across Canada. Learn more about who and how many scholars are taking your course and receive feedback.
Authorship on a National Platform
Contributors will receive authorship on a national platform.
Learn more about the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) here and their commitment to excellent research by recognizing the need to improve the ways in which researchers and the outputs of scholarly research are evaluated.
Collaboration
In line with AVA’s objectives and guiding principles, collaboration in course content creation is encouraged, particularly between community practitioners and scholars/mentors/academics.
Have a course idea you want to submit?
Does content for your idea already exists?
Courses can also consist of previously developed learning content, including micro-credential(s) or certificate training by community agencies or content produced for other activities (e.g., other webinars, talks, etc.).
For existing materials to be incorporated into AVA Online, the following additional conditions need to be met:
Course content needs to have enough content to engage learners for a minimum of one hour. Course content includes and but not limited to:
- Video(s)
- Readings
- Quizzes
Proof of completion:
For externally hosted content, participating in the course, micro-credential or program needs to produce some proof of completion, such as a certificate, a transcript indicating that all modules were passed, or that a final evaluation was completed and passed. If the content can be directly incorporated into AVA Online (e.g., a recorded lecture or workshop), an automated evaluation (e.g., quiz) as proof of completion is needed
Content doesn't exist for my idea!
New courses should be different from content already available through AVA Online, but can be designed to complement or expand on existing content.
To see if your idea can be designed to complement or expand on our existing content, please check out our AVA Online Course Catalogue for all courses being offered currently using the link below.
Questions or Need Help with Developing a Course idea?
If you have an idea for an AVA Online course but need to find a collaborator, require additional support, or have questions about AVA Online courses and the course development process, please contact us!
Additionally, you may also choose to present your content as part of our AVA webinars, and turn it into an AVA Online Course! We can help you with this, contact us!
Ready to Submit your Idea?
Make sure to have the following information before you submit your idea:
- Course Name
- Course Author(s)
- Course Description, including proposed course materials and division of labour in collaborations (max. 200 words)
- A list of 3-5 course learning outcomes
- A brief description of how the course aligns with AVA's objectives and guiding principles, both with respect to course creation and content
- Whether the course content will be developed or already exists; for existing content, please provide a URL
- Whether the course content will be created as part of an AVA Webinar