Avoid Data Loss when Multiple Graders are in the Speedgrader in Canvas
Instructors, if you have graders assisting you with grading, please be sure to share the following information with them: All individuals performing grading in a course should be aware of how the SpeedGrader works. Please share directions on how to use the SpeedGrader from the Canvas Guides. When the SpeedGrader is launched, all assignment data
CanvasCon is going to be virtual and free this year Keynote speakers include: LeVar Burton and Sal Khan
What is CanvasCon? It’s a FREE global conference for educators, edtech experts, Canvas lovers, and Canvas lurkers. And for the health and safety of all attendees, it’s virtual. Join in for professional development, idea-sharing, and skill-building. The event will be hosted live on October 15th at 10 a.m. in Sydney, London, and Salt Lake City. (Visit
Introducing Proctorio, Info for Students Remote Proctoring for Canvas Quizzes
What is Proctorio? Proctorio is a remote proctoring tool integrated into Canvas quizzes that helps maintain the academic integrity of online exams. It allows instructors to choose settings that manage how an exam is proctored. Those settings include recording you and the room you are in via your webcam, recording your web browsing during an
Important Zoom Update Your Action is Now Required to Publish Zoom Cloud Recordings
We have turned on the ability to publish and unpublish Zoom cloud recordings in Canvas. As a result of this change, instructors will have the option to review a Zoom cloud recording before making it viewable to their students. This change adds a step that will ensure greater oversight on Zoom Cloud recordings, so faculty
New fall workshops about Canvas and more Sign up today!
We hope that the fall semester is off to a great start for everyone. Do you have questions about Canvas and other instructional technologies? Educational Technology Services has added new workshops for fall, including two workshops this week led by special guest trainer Adam Kuntz from Canvas. Topics include: How to use Canvas discussions to
Technology Tips for Teaching Online For Instructors
Dear Chapman University faculty, As the new semester starts, I would like to share some tips with you to help you start your classes online. You can click on each link below to receive more information. On behalf of the Educational Technology Services Team, I wish you an excellent start to the fall semester and
Contingency Plan for Online Meetings For Instructors and Staff
Dear Chapman University faculty and staff, As the semester starts, all of us will be utilizing online meeting tools more often than before, and it is essential to have a contingency plan in case there are disruptions in service. As great as online meeting providers are, sometimes they may encounter technical issues that will interrupt
Setting up a Waiting Room in Zoom (easy) For Instructors
These are the instructions to configure the Waiting Room option for your Zoom meeting for users that have not signed using their Chapman login. Students that have logged in will enter the Zoom meeting automatically. Only guests (not from Chapman) and Zoom-bombers will be put in the Waiting Room and need to be admitted to
Drop-in support continues for Fall 2020
Join the Educational Technology Services team for instructional technology support 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 Zoom BigBlueButton (Canvas Conferences) Panopto Course
Welcome to Fall Semester! 3 quick topics for instructors
Dear Colleagues, Here’s a brief video that shares three tips that you may find helpful as you prepare for the Fall term. Below the video I’ve included links to helpful information that I mention in the presentation: Links from my Video: Need Help with resolving incomplete grades in Blackboard or Canvas? Fill out this