Dear Chapman Instructors, We hope that this blog post finds you well and that you are enjoying these final days of summer. As the start of the fall term draws closer, Educational Technology Services wanted to share a few different ways that you can get oriented to the technology in your classroom and get classroom
Dear Colleagues, I’ve been thinking often about ways to improve the classroom experience at Chapman University. Thus, I turned to ChatGPT to see if it could offer any insight. Below is my exchange with the AI tool. When relevant, I added links to resources that we have already provided to you in ChatGPT’s reply. Dear
Today I want to share with you several changes to improve the classroom teaching and learning experience: First of all, we’ve made several additions to the Online Classroom Inventory (OCI) resource. You will find red buttons at the top of each entry that give you downloadable technology instructions and buttons that allow you to book
Recently I had the pleasure of traveling to Portugal and visiting one of the world’s most beautiful libraries, the Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra. Of course I was enthralled by the grandeur of the space and the promise of knowledge housed within the covers of its impressive antique book collections. I was also
Dear Chapman Community, Did you know that there is a way to search Chapman classrooms to see what a classroom looks like and what the room features are? Using the Online Classroom Inventory (OCI), you can: Search Chapman classrooms by building, by feature, by capacity, or by category (laboratory, active learning classroom, etc.). View photos
The Classroom Technology team has decided to gradually remove Blu-Ray players from classroom AV systems. The decision was made based on usage data that was gathered from an AV-based application called ‘Extron GlobalViewer’, along with input from the Media Services team. The data showed that the Blu-Ray source was the least used compared to other
The Wylie Aitken Court room received a complete makeover this summer. Not only has it been physically transformed but it has also received a complete technology upgrade. Upgrades include a new projection system, wireless connection for laptops and devices, video conferencing, annotation capabilities, as well as lecture capture and live streaming.