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In April 2025, we asked students to share examples of instructors with exemplary Canvas courses and tell us why they thought these courses made particularly good use of Canvas. The following themes emerged: 1. Exceptional Organization Courses are consistently praised for being well-structured, with content arranged in weekly modules. Clear labeling of assignments, readings, and
I belong to a book club, and this summer we were all about “book club bingo.” We filled out a blank bingo card with different genres and book ideas, and made our promises to read. I’ll admit I’m a completionist, and my bingo card is full, even the box I wasn’t excited about (memoir). One
In April 2025, we asked students to share examples of instructors with exemplary Canvas courses and tell us why they thought these courses made particularly good use of Canvas. The following themes emerged: 1. Exceptional Organization Courses are consistently praised for being well-structured, with content arranged in weekly modules. Clear labeling of assignments, readings, and
I belong to a book club, and this summer we were all about “book club bingo.” We filled out a blank bingo card with different genres and book ideas, and made our promises to read. I’ll admit I’m a completionist, and my bingo card is full, even the box I wasn’t excited about (memoir). One
Is Read.ai following you around and trying to join all your Zoom meetings? Read on to find out how to make it stop. Why does Read.ai join meetings? Read cannot join a meeting unless invited by a user. In order for Read to join a meeting, the following steps would need to take place: (i) user creates
Dear Chapman Instructors, I’m writing to share an update about how students will access their ebooks and digital materials starting Fall 2025. Our bookstore partner, Follett Higher Education, is introducing Kortext, a new ebook platform that will improve the student and faculty experience with digital course materials. What is Kortext? Kortext is a leader in
A favorite online tool is the Photo Roster tool. Use the Photo Roster link to view a photo roster of your students and print it out. Many instructors like to have a copy on hand during the first week or two in order to make notes (such as pronouns or name pronunciation) in the margins
Eric Whitacre is an American composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. His works are performed worldwide by orchestras and choirs, while his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united singers from over 120 different countries. Adam Borecki, Director of Music Technology, recently hosted a successful Q&A between special guest Eric
If I do nothing, what is the grade posting policy in my Canvas course? The default policy for all Canvas courses is an automatic policy. This means that as soon as grades are posted, the student is notified and can see their grade. Have you ever been in the process of grading 20 essays and
What is LTI? LTI stands for Learning Tools Interoperability LTI in Canvas: Reduces the time and development cost to connect Canvas with learning tools. Provides seamless and secure access for students and teachers to the learning tools they regularly utilize. Provides a streamlined way to create user accounts and grant access. Reduces teacher workload by
Chapman Faculty and Staff, As part of our ongoing efforts to optimize our learning management system, we will be deleting the “Blackboard Archive” courses from Canvas. Background: Six years ago, we successfully migrated course content from Blackboard to Canvas to make it easier for instructors to build out their courses. We also migrated all the
Bringing in a guest speaker via Zoom? 
Manual posting policies vs hiding grades in Canvas