Canvas Spotlight on Instructors
In April 2022, we asked students to share examples of exemplary Canvas courses and tell us why they thought these courses made particularly good use of Canvas. Here is what our Chapman students said: Argyros School of Business and Economics Cristina Nistor | MKTG 408: New Product Development Professor Nistor’s Canvas Course is organized in
From Spring to Summer
Dear Colleagues, As the Spring term draws to a close I’ve been thinking a lot about how I might better evaluate the efforts that I’ve put into crafting inclusive practices and culturally-responsive curriculum in the courses that I teach. To that end, I developed an evaluation rubric to gather feedback from the students in these
Sharpen Your Zoom Skills
Brand new on-demand courses and live training sessions designed just for educators are now LIVE in the Zoom Learning Center (ZLC)! These materials cover everything educators need to know to set up their classrooms and establish routines for success. You can select from courses and sessions that cover: Getting Started with Zoom for Education Setting
Canvas End-of-Semester Checklist
Put in Zeros for Missing Assignments If students are missing assignments you will need to put in zeros for those missing assignments. The easiest way to do this is to open your Grade Center and look for empty grade cells. Some instructors may also use the Missing Submission Policy in the gradebook settings. Resource: How do I enter
YuJa Early Adopters
What is YuJa? YuJa Media is the platform replacing Panopto this fall. It is a portfolio of digital media tools that allow you to search inside all your media, including video, audio, slides, comments, and notes auto caption all videos automatically index your entire library find specific topics for review share your video with one
Canvas Updates
Settings Course Settings Publish Buttons Summary Course Publish and Unpublish buttons display in the Course Settings page. Change Benefit This change allows courses to be published from either the Course Settings page or the Dashboard. Affected User Roles Instructors Feature Workflow In the Course Details tab, the top of the Course Settings sidebar includes the
Update your Web Browser now!
Security is now everyone’s responsibility. Cyber incidents continue to increase in frequency and severity. One of the overlooked actions that you can take is to make sure that your web browser is up-to-date. Below are the simple instructions to update four of the most popular browsers. Update Chrome Browser Microsoft Edge Browser Click on the
Canvas Updates- Students
Assignments Submission Feedback Indicator Summary In the Assignment Details page, the Show Rubric and View Feedback links indicate when new comments have been added as an annotation or in a rubric. Change Benefit This change allows students to see when new comments have been added to a submission. Feature Workflow The View Feedback link displays an indicator if annotated
Kahoot! EDU Pilot is here
Kahoot! is an educational technology game-based platform tool designed to increase student engagement. Faculty can administer quizzes surveys and help facilitate student discussion. If you are interested in being part of Chapman’s Kahoot! EDU pilot or learning more about the tool’s features, please submit the intake form. Faculty can use their existing account or create a
Kahoot! Pilot
Kahoot! is an educational technology game-based platform tool designed to increase student engagement. Faculty can administer quizzes, surveys, and help facilitate student discussion. Kahoot! increases the focus on subjects, motivates students to learn and is an effective method for active learning. By joining the pilot, you will be immersed in a virtual community of practice