Report all Zoombombing events
It is extremely important that all Zoombombing events are reported so they can be investigated. Report the event! If someone bombs your meeting please report the event immediately. Send an email to infosec@chapman.edu and provide your name and email address the date and time of the meeting the Zoom link and the meeting ID number
Free Webinar: Trauma-Informed Teaching & Learning Friday, April 3, 2020 Noon to 1:00 PM PST (3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST)
Mays Imad, Ph.D., Coordinator of the Teaching and Learning Center at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, will be leading a webinar on Friday, April 3 from noon to 1:00 PM (PST). In times of uncertainty we look to our leaders–at home, at school, and at work. Even when we know they don’t necessarily have solutions,
Tips to Deter Zoom Bombers
What is a Zoombomber? From an article written by Michelle Pacansky-Brock — see bottom of post for the link to her original article. Zoom is a synchronous (live) web conferencing tool that is fantastic for fostering meaningful instructor-student and student-student interactions. It is being used by many faculty to assist them with a smooth transition
Incorporating a Student Needs Assessment into Your Course Inclusion, Equity, and Access in a Remote Learning Environment
The Center for Teaching Excellence at Rice University has compiled some great tips on increasing inclusion, equity, and access while teaching remotely. They offer tips on the following topics: Addressing unequal access to technology, hardware, and software Providing a balance between asynchronous and synchronous tools and course materials Creating an environment that includes and values
Updated Resources from Zoom
Zoom continues to provide video training to help new users get familiar with their platform: They offer several Zoom Education Webinar sessions each week with a live host to answer your questions, and focus on the following topics: How to download Zoom applications and join a Zoom meeting How to schedule a meeting and send out
Spring Break 2020: Daily support to help you teach online
It might be Spring Break, but your colleagues at Educational Technology Services are busy providing support daily! Please reach out to us for assistance. Daily Drop-in Support from 9am to 5pm Phone support: Call us at (714) 997-6600 and choose option 1 for the “Teaching Remotely” Team Email us at edutech@chapman.edu Join us via Zoom
Welcome to BigBlueButton PREMIUM in Canvas Conferences Upgraded virtual classroom experience now available
You may have noticed a slight change to BigBlueButton within Canvas Conferences. As of March 20, 2020 we are now on the “Premium” version of BigBlueButton. What does this mean? Better Performance With BBB Premium we now have more storage more students can watch recordings at the same time more classes can be held at
Keeping Students Engaged in a Transition to Online Learning Recorded Webinar from the Online Learning Consortium
I recently attended a webinar put together by the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) on how to keep students engaged when transitioning to online. Keeping students engaged with your course is different in an online environment. For example: how often should your students be visiting your course site and engaging with your content? how is attendance
Respondus LockDown Browser A method for locking student testing
Author’s note: Respondus LockDown Browser allows instructors to lock down student devices during test-taking, but please note not all devices support the browser. Specifically, Chromebooks do not have the ability to use the LockDown Browser. Please review the Respondus LockDown system requirements and verify students have the appropriate devices before implementing this technology. One strategy
ACUE Releases Online Teaching Resources for all Faculty
The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) has developed an Online Teaching Toolkit with free online teaching resources to benefit both faculty and students. These resources are divided into six key topic areas for teaching remotely: Welcoming students to the online environment Managing your online presence Organizing your online course Planning and facilitating quality