Mastering Canva: A Creative Toolkit for All
Why This Course Matters
Visual communication is now part of everyday teaching, training and project work. Educators are expected to create materials that are clear, engaging, fast to produce and adaptable to different learners, but most professionals are still using only a small part of what Canva can actually do.
This course helps participants move from basic Canva use to confident, practical content creation. Over 6 days, educators and professionals learn how to create lesson materials, presentations, worksheets, campaigns, community resources and interactive learning content using Canva and its AI-powered features.
The focus is not only on making things look good, but on saving time, improving communication and producing resources that can be used immediately in classrooms, Erasmus+ projects and community initiatives.
Participants work with Canva’s most useful tools and AI features, including text generation, image creation, photo enhancement, AI voiceovers, Dream Lab Studio, Canva Sheets with Magic Studio, Canva Forms and Canva AI Chat.
** The course also introduces Canva for Education, including support for activating free Teacher Pro access for eligible educators, so participants can continue using advanced features after the training.
For participants who request it in advance and already have stronger digital confidence, the course can also include a workflow in Affinity as an additional design option within the Canva ecosystem.
By the end of the course, participants leave with stronger design confidence, practical AI-supported workflows and ready-to-use materials they can apply straight away in their own professional context.
What Participants Learn
- Create lesson plans, worksheets, newsletters and community resources using Canva templates and design tools.
- Edit photos, create videos, integrate audio, add AI voiceovers and apply animations for more engaging learning materials.
- Use Canva AI features for text generation, image creation, photo enhancement and creative support.
- Set up and manage Canva for Education, including class organisation, student collaboration and assignment workflows.
- Design interactive learning materials such as quizzes, polls, choice boards and visual classroom resources.
- Create multilingual and culturally responsive content for diverse learners and communities.
- Use Canva Sheets with Magic Studio to personalise certificates, reports and graphics at scale.
- Design Canva Forms for surveys, feedback and registration processes.
- Use Canva AI Chat and Canva Code 2.0 to develop more interactive, creative and practical outputs.
- Explore Affinity as an additional design option for more advanced or complex projects when requested in advance.
How the Course Works
- Hands-on learning from Day 1, with participants creating real materials linked to their own educational or community context.
- Step-by-step progression from Canva fundamentals to more advanced AI-supported workflows.
- Project-based practice focused on classroom resources, visual communication and community storytelling.
- Guided exploration of Canva AI features, including text generation, image creation, photo enhancement, voiceovers and AI-supported design support.
- Practical support for activating and using Canva for Education free Teacher Pro access for eligible educators.
- Real-time demonstrations and practice with Canva AI Chat, Canva Forms, Canva Sheets with Magic Studio and Canva Code 2.0.
- Accessibility and inclusion focus, with attention to multilingual, visually clear and culturally responsive content.
- Optional introduction to Affinity for participants who request an additional advanced design layer in advance.
- Continuous feedback and support to help participants adapt the tools to their own learners, projects and professional needs.
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9:00–9:30: Welcome, introductions, and course overview.
9:30–10:30: What Is Intelligence? Defining human and artificial intelligence, the probabilistic nature of both, and why it matters.
10:45–11:00: Coffee break.
11:00–12:00: The Building Blocks of AI: Machine Learning, NLP, Deep Learning, and Generative AI — how they connect and why they matter in education.
12:00–13:00: LLMs, Transformers, GPTs, and the Black Box: What actually happens inside AI systems, and why a human must always be in the loop.
13:00–14:00: AI in Schools: the stochastic parrot, the cave wolf, the black box — metaphors, ethics, and group discussion on AI’s potential and risks.
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9:00–10:00: AI in Education: personalised learning, learning at your own pace, and how AI is changing what students need to know.
10:00–11:00: Introduction to Prompt Engineering: the T-C-R-E-I, R-O-S-E, and S-C-E-T frameworks. Build your own detailed prompt.
10:45–11:00: Coffee break.
11:00–12:00: Understanding different GPTs and their strengths. Simple vs. detailed prompts. Prompt engineering practice.
12:00–14:00: Creativity and AI: the Creativity Showdown, why constraints unlock creativity, Style Shifting for diverse learners, neurodiversity, and scaffolding with AI. Discussion: how could personalised AI change your classroom?
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9:00–10:00: Horizontal vs. Vertical AI Transformation. How diffusion models and GANs create images. AI vs. Real: Can you tell the difference?
10:00–11:00: Image prompting practice. Fine-Tuning vs. Prompting: understanding the difference and when to use each.
10:45–11:00: Coffee break.
11:00–12:00: Ways to create AI Video. Video prompting, case studies, and AI Presentations & Graphics.
12:00–14:00: AI music, voice overviews, and audio enhancers. AI Presentation Process with Nano Banana Pro & Google Slides. Hands-on creation and peer showcase.
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9:00–10:00: Designing assessments, quizzes, and grading rubrics with AI. The AI Sandwich Methodology: keeping humans in the driver’s seat.
10:00–11:00: Lesson planning with AI: advanced templates, scaffolding for diverse learners, and using AI for administrative tasks.
10:45–11:00: Coffee break.
11:00–12:30: NotebookLM: Your AI Research Partner. Exploring all Magic Studio features: audio overviews, guides, timelines, and practice.
12:30–14:00: Google Gems: creating a Gem and why it empowers teachers. Voice Assistants and AI. Group discussion: adapting teaching methods with AI.
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9:00–10:00: Do we understand AI’s incredible potential? The problem with traditional education and the 8 essential skills schools don’t teach.
10:00–11:00: The biggest revolution AI brings to education: failed incentives, the machine and free will, and what equity and accessibility really mean.
10:45–11:00: Coffee break.
11:00–12:30: Ethical debate: AI in schools, privacy, bias, the social contract, and “a human must be in the loop.” Group-led discussion and reflection.
12:30–14:00: Using ChatGPT for administrative tasks and coding with AI. Customising educational tools and chatbots for your context.
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9:00–9:30: Welcome to Day 6. Reflecting on the full learning journey and identifying key takeaways.
9:30–10:30: Developing your personalised 90-Day AI Implementation Plan: setting goals, choosing tools, and mapping your first steps.
10:30–10:45: Coffee break.
10:45–12:00: Working session: building and refining your 90-Day Plan. Peer feedback and facilitator input using the AI Sandwich Methodology.
12:00–13:00: Presentations: each participant shares their plan and one key tool or approach they are taking back.
13:00–13:30: Exploring the future of AI in education: what’s coming, what’s possible, and what it means to keep the human in the loop.
13:30–13:45: Certificate Awarding Ceremony.
13:45–14:00: Closing session and farewell.
What Participants Take Back
- The ability to create lesson materials, presentations, worksheets, newsletters and community resources with greater speed and confidence.
- Practical experience using Canva’s core tools for photo editing, video creation, audio integration, voiceovers and visual storytelling.
- Stronger confidence in using Canva AI features for text generation, image creation, photo enhancement and creative support.
- The ability to set up and use Canva for Education for classes, student collaboration and assignment workflows.
- Experience creating interactive learning content such as quizzes, polls, choice boards and classroom activities.
- Practical ways to design multilingual, inclusive and visually clear materials for diverse learners and communities.
- Better workflows for personalising certificates, reports and visual resources using Canva Sheets with Magic Studio.
- Greater confidence in collecting feedback and organising registrations through Canva Forms.
- A clearer understanding of how Canva AI, Canva Code 2.0 and optional Affinity workflows can support more creative and practical educational outputs.
Course Format
Duration: 5-6 training days.
Daily workload: 4–5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, with optional cultural or networking activities depending on the location.
Language: English.
Language requirement: participants should have at least an A2/B1 level of English to actively follow the training and take part in discussions and practical work.
Digital level: no advanced IT knowledge is required for this course; basic confidence using a laptop and online tools is enough. Previous experience with AI tools is a plus, but not necessary
Equipment: participants must bring their own laptop, as devices are not provided during the training.
Target groups: teachers, trainers, school leaders, adult educators, VET staff, Erasmus+ coordinators, and other education professionals.
Adaptation: course examples and activities are adapted to the profile, experience, and educational context of the enrolled group whenever possible.
Funding fit: this course is designed to align with Erasmus+ KA1 staff mobility priorities for SCH, ADU and VET participants.
Course Fee
€80 per participant, per training day
This course fee is designed to align with Erasmus+ KA1 staff mobility funding for eligible SCH, ADU and VET participants.
Included in the course fee:
✔Tuition and training materials
✔Pre-arrival information
✔Location infopack
✔Coffee break
✔Training Certificate
✔Europass Certificate
✔Administrative and organisational support related to the course
Travel and Stay Support
We support participants with practical guidance before arrival so they can organise their mobility with more confidence.
We suggest:
✔Accommodation options such as hotels and apartments,
✔Local transportation information, and, airport transfer options,
✔ Half-day and full-day trip ideas, cultural activities and useful local recommendations.
These services are not directly provided by Colony of Creators unless explicitly confirmed in advance, but we do help participants identify the most suitable options for their stay and make the most of their Erasmus+ experience.
100% funded by the Erasmus Plus Program through your Erasmus+ SCH, ADU or VET grant.
Eligible institutions may use Erasmus+ KA1 mobility funding to cover course-related costs according to their approved budget and funding rules.
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