Faculty: Did you miss the sandbox event? You can still request a sandbox for Brightspace, Canvas, or Blackboard Ultra
Dear Chapman Faculty, On December 5-6 we had two sandbox events where faculty could take a virtual tour of Brightspace, Canvas, and Blackboard Ultra. At the end of the event, faculty who wished to could request logins to create their own sandboxes and review the different learning management systems. We provided everyone with directions on
Top 10 Ways you can Participate in the Blackboard LMS Review
Many things have been going on with the review of Blackboard Learn as we discuss what we want in a Future Ready Digital Learning Experience #FRDLE for Chapman University. If you haven’t participated yet and want to know what you can do to catch-up, refer to the list below. Feel free to do 1 or
Tips For An Efficient Touchpanel Layout (Part 1)
There are several factors that go into creating an efficient AV touchpanel layout for users. To start, it’s important to take the capabilities of the system you’re working with into consideration when creating a layout. One of the parts that a touchpanel controls is called a switcher. Switchers are the hardware that hold and switch
Fall 2018 course evaluations end Saturday, December 8 Don't miss the chance to provide valuable feedback
Don’t miss out – all standard calendar Fall 2018 trimester and semester course evaluations will close on Saturday, December 8 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time. Students will see the links to all available evaluations on their Blackboard landing pages and should wait until their instructor provides time in class to complete the evaluation. However, in the
Faculty: Pilot sign-ups are now open! Be the first to pilot a new Learning Management System at Chapman
After fifteen years of using Blackboard Learn at Chapman University, we are in the process of reviewing our use of Blackboard and seeing what other Learning Management Systems (LMS) have to offer. If you’ve been following the events here at the Tech Hub, you know we’ve been having panel conversations, open listening sessions, and vendor
NEW! Bb Review: LMS Hands-On Sandbox Event Bb Ultra | Brightspace | Canvas - 12.05 & 12.06 Save the Dates!
Save the date, a new hands-on event has just been added to the Blackboard LMS Review Calendar! On Dec 5, between 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Dec 6, between 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm the Tech Hub will host an LMS Review Sandbox Event. There will be three rooms, three support staff, and three LMSs
Opt-in to the new Educational Technology Services newsletter ETS UPDATE
Be on the lookout for the new Educational Technology Services newsletter! Please opt-in to the newsletter so you can stay in the know on all things Instructional Technology; and Classroom Technology at Chapman University! This month’s issue is full of information to help you stay updated on the progress that’s been made with the Blackboard
Bb Review: Exploring Brightspace, Canvas & Ultra Also, Campus Surveys, Focus Groups, and Sandbox Pilots
In the next four weeks, please join Educational Technology Services as we host online presentations by Learning Management System Vendors: D2L Brightspace (Nov 16 @ 11a-12p) Instructure Canvas (Nov 30 @ 11a-12p) Blackboard Ultra (Dec 7 @ 10a-11a), followed by a LMS panel discussion Each will give a demonstration of their product, please bring your
Educational Technology Services New Members
We are excited to announce four new team members. Curtis Williams, M.A., M.S., Associate Director, Classroom Technology, Sheryl Narahara Hathaway, Ph.D., Associate Director, Instructional Technologies, Erik Gomez, Learning Spaces Engineer and Julie Johnson, Instructional Technologist. To learn more about their roles and bios please visit: About Us site
Turnitin Troubles Are you stuck uploading?
Last week we started getting reports from students and faculty about trouble uploading to Turnitin. After attaching a document and hitting submit, the system was getting stuck and timing out while uploading. After investigating, we determined the problem seems to be isolated to students using a Mac computer and attempting to upload to Turnitin using