Rinker Faculty: Submit Final Grades Spring Trimester 2018
All Spring semester grades are due Monday, April 23, 2018, but why wait!Online grade submission must be done through my.chapman.edu; grades entered into Blackboard are not considered official and are not applied to student records.For step-by-step instructions on how to assign final grades please download the PDF below. Also, for more training and resources related
Improving Accessibility Learn it, do it
Several months ago, a hot news item was the Department of Justice’s finding that UC-Berkeley housed several public educational videos that weren’t accessible to people with sight and hearing issues. As a result, UC-Berkeley took down the access to these videos. This put higher education institutions into a panic, and the conversation continues in many
Accessible PDFs
Creating accessibility in PDFs can feel like a daunting task. We are fortunate, however, at Chapman University to have Acrobat Pro at our disposal for ensuring that PDFs are accessible. If you are a Chapman faculty member and you haven’t already taken advantage of this resource, you can contact the service desk, at servicedesk@chapman.edu, to
FOCI Week is here! IETL's Faculty Open Classroom Initiative Week is April 11-17
The Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning’s (IETL) newest campus-wide program launches this week. The Faculty Open Classroom Initiative (FOCI) will be held April 11-17 on the Orange Campus, with over 60 full-time and part-time faculty opening their classes to visiting colleagues. The purpose of FOCI Week, modeled after similar programs at Yale and other universities,
Tech Tuesdays Tuesdays at 12:00PM Pacific Time
Tech Tuesdays take place every Tuesday at 12:00PM Pacific Time. We use the easy online Zoom video conference platform where anyone with a computer or a mobile device can join us to talk about a new technology. We typically present a specific technology each week for ~10 minutes and then allow up to 20 minutes
Connecting faculty with colleagues and content Register NOW for Faculty Open Classroom Initiative (FOCI) Week
Ever wonder how other faculty members teach? What their classrooms are like? How it feels to be a student today, specifically at Chapman? The Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning’s (IETL’s) new Faculty Open Classroom Initiative – FOCI, for short – aims to connect Chapman’s teaching faculty to each other by pairing volunteer faculty
Poll Everywhere Student App
Poll Everywhere app allows you to: Easily access Instructor’s session of questions Respond instantly Download App The Poll Everywhere app is available on iOS 9.0 or later and Android 4.4 tablets and phones. Download on your Apple® device Download on your Android™ device Log in to app Click on the Three Bar symbol at the
Turnitin Scheduled Maintenance March 17, 2018 PDT 8AM-2PM
Turnitin Scheduled Maintenance When: March 17, 2018 PDT 8AM-2PM How will you be affected? Users will be unable to submit and grade during this maintenance window, so please ensure that any submission deadlines are adjusted to fall outside of the window.
A new name for Academic Technology now, Educational Technology Services
As of February 5th, the Academic Technology division was reorganized and renamed to Educational Technology Services. The former divisions of Academic Technology and Learning Spaces will be combined under this one umbrella. This new name and organization will be led by Jana Remy as Director. More changes are ahead with the formation of this division,
The Tech Hub Grand Opening Day This Week, February 15th
The Hub Grand Opening When: Thursday, February 15, 2018 11am – 6pm Where: DeMille 104 (Near the Glassell Entrance) Who’s Invited: Everyone! All students, faculty and staff Guest Speakers: Dean Andrew Lyon, Dr. Amir Raz, Dr. Siu Fun Wong and Fabian Geyrhalter Lightning talks by Faculty: “Teaching with Technology” Guest Vendors: Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Del,