You did it! A message for the end of Spring 2020 and a look towards the future...
Dear Colleagues, Congratulations for adapting to all of the changes this past Spring. I marvel at your resilience and creativity in the midst of such a challenging time for our community. Last week I met with a handful of our Chapman students to ask them about how their instructors maintained a personal connection to them
Canvas Updates May 2020
Help for Unpublished Courses Feature Summary The Dashboard, Courses menu, and All Courses page display both published and unpublished courses. Multiple file uploads Summary Instructors can add multiple module content from the Course Home Page or the Modules page. Additionally, the Course Home Page has received small design modifications. Change Benefit This change helps instructors
Summer Hours for Support Educational Technology Services
Beginning June 1, 2020 our drop-in support hours have changed. Join us via Zoom Monday-Friday. If you click the following link you will enter a Zoom waiting room for support: http://bit.ly/lmssupport 9:30 am to 11:30 am & 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Drop-in support is for instructors with questions about Canvas Blackboard Zoom BigBlueButton (Canvas
Using Canvas to Connect with Students Live with Canvas Series
Over the last two months, Canvas has been bringing in instructors from all over to talk about how they use Canvas. These streaming videos do last about an hour, but they are WORTH IT. If I share a video from this series, it’s because I have watched it, found it useful, and think it is
Planning for the “Sunset” of Blackboard Organizations
Beginning in Fall 2020, Blackboard Organization Leaders will need to start using Canvas DENS (Digital ENvironments) rather than Blackboard Organizations. Please spend this summer gathering resources and planning your new space (if needed) in Canvas for Fall 2020. If you are the Leader of a Blackboard Organization, (many clubs and departments have space in a
Canvas Gradebook Troubleshooting Review the common issues so you can avoid them!
End of Semester: Grading Wrap-up Set up your course Grading Scheme if you did not do so at the start of the semester. Double-check to make sure that the grading scheme on your syllabus matches the grading scheme in Canvas. A standard Chapman University grading scheme is automatically enabled in your course site, so it
Summer 2020 Canvas Training Pedagogy, Backwards Design, HyFlex and more
Canvas will be the learning management system (LMS) platform used at Chapman University for Fall 2020. (Fall courses will not be available in Blackboard). Therefore, it is important that all faculty receive adequate training in Canvas course design this summer. Educational Technology Services (ETS) is excited to guide you. The Canvas Course Design training is
Troubleshooting Gradebook Issues in Blackboard Common issues and how to solve them
The Blackboard Grade Center If this is the first time you have ever used Blackboard for posting grades, you may not be aware of the more common issues that can arise with gradebook calculations. Blackboard has many settings available for custom grading options — but that means checking multiple settings to confirm they are all
Academic Integrity Statement Example for faculty preparing Final Exams
Example of Academic Integrity Statement, from Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith: Instructions for academic integrity for this exam: All cell phones and other electronic devices (except your computer or tablet) must be turned off. You are not allowed to use your computer or tablet except to: Use the Canvas quiz tab to keep track of your timer Email
How to Incorporate Coronavirus Related Content into Course Material Reflections from Argyros School of Business and Economics Professors
This blog post is authored by Gokcen Coskuner-Balli, faculty in the Marketing Department of Arygros School of Business and Economics (ASBE). In mid-March Chapman University among other schools across the country and the world moved to online education due to the COVID-19 social distancing measures. As faculty members we found ourselves preoccupied with how to