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Technology Tips for Teaching Online For Instructors

August 31, 2020 by | Canvas

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

August 25, 2020 by | Canvas

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

Remember to Publish Your Canvas Course Publish, publish, publish

August 11, 2020 by | Canvas

Instructors, In order for students to receive Announcements, Inbox messages,or to see your course, the course must be PUBLISHED in Canvas. Canvas tip: Your course must be published to send Announcements or use the Inbox for your course. There are three layers of publishing. Please follow the links for instructions. Publish the COURSE Publish the

Getting Started with Zoom For Instructors

August 9, 2020 by | Canvas

First, Claim your account at https://chapman.zoom.us Next, Learn to use the Zoom/Canvas Integration to schedule your meetings Then, Completely new to Zoom? Attend training! Explore the top Zoom resources at Zoom Consider, Start exploring activities you can use in Zoom Last, Practice! If you need technical support on using Zoom, contact the Service Desk. If

A “Window” into the Fall semester

July 30, 2020 by | Canvas

These past few months of working from home, I’ve spent a significant amount of time gazing at the window view outside of my home office, which shows the orange tree in my yard as well as my vegetable garden beds and my chicken coop off in the far distance: The view has helped to offset

Canvas Updates July 2020

July 29, 2020 by | Canvas

ASSIGNMENTS: Direct Share Enforcement In Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, and Pages, you can copy content to another course and share individual content items with another user. This change allows you to copy and share content directly in Canvas without having to use a secondary repository like Commons. Due and Availability Date Bulk Edit Enforcement The Assignments

Exploring HyFlex Problems & Solutions Recording and Slides Available

July 20, 2020 by | Canvas

The recording is now available for the “Exploring HyFlex Problems & Solutions” workshop that was held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. This workshop was organized by the Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Educational Technology Services, and explored how faculty can overcome course obstacles so that all students meet the learning objectives. Throughout

Four weeks to a Canvas Course Week 4

July 20, 2020 by | Canvas

This is part 4 of a 4-week series on how to get your course ready in Canvas In Week 1, we explored training opportunities, uploaded a profile picture, uploaded a syllabus to the Syllabus tab, and uploaded files. In Week 2,  added Modules and Pages, and looked at examples of courses from other institutions for ideas. In Week

Faculty, Add movies from Swank or Kanopy to your Canvas Course

July 13, 2020 by | Canvas

What is Kanopy? Kanopy is a video streaming service available for free through the Chapman library that provides access to videos from the Criterion Connection, Kino Lorber, Psychotherapy.net, and The Great Courses. It is currently available for all Chapman faculty, students, and staff. Titles have full transcripts and users may create accounts to create clips

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