Online Workshop Technology

Mini Courses

Short courses (genearlly one or two night mini-courses, and #HFGathers) are all held on Zoom. You’ll get a link upon registration for the webinars.

Please be sure to download Zoom prior to the start of the first session, if you haven’t already used it on your device.

Closed captioning is available. Participant microphones and video are disabled. Limited interaction with faculty is available in the chat. Questions any scheduled Q&A portions of the agenda may be posed via the Zoom Q&A feature, or in the chat.

If you register but aren’t able to attend the live sessions, you’ll get access to the recordings after.

Longer Online Workshops

Longer courses (generally 3+ day online workshops) all use an online platform called Canvas.

If you are new to the Highlights Foundation (or to Canvas) you’ll receive a new enrollment email before your course, confirming that we have created an account for you. This usually occurs about a week before the workshop, or when otherwise noted.

If you’ve already taken a class on Canvas, you won’t receive this “new enrollment” email. If you already have an account with us on Canvas, you’ll simply receive an email inviting you into the class. Like new enrollments, this usually occurs about a week before the workshop, or when otherwise noted.

Once you have an account (username & password), you can find the login here.
You can also download the Canvas app: on the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store

Live sessions in longer courses are also conducted on Zoom, but you’ll recieve a link to use for the course in Canvas. In these courses, participant microphones and video are generally available for interaction when needed, but you may mute or disable them as you wish. Please be sure to download Zoom prior to the start of the first session, if you haven’t already used it on your device.

You can also visit our FAQ page if you’re in need of more information.

Example of a Zoom Link email: