Mays Imad, Ph.D., Coordinator of the Teaching and Learning Center at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, will be leading a webinar on Friday, April 3 from noon to 1:00 PM (PST). In times of uncertainty we look to our leaders–at home, at school, and at work. Even when we know they don’t necessarily have solutions,
The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) has developed an Online Teaching Toolkit with free online teaching resources to benefit both faculty and students. These resources are divided into six key topic areas for teaching remotely: Welcoming students to the online environment Managing your online presence Organizing your online course Planning and facilitating quality
Educational Technology Services will be hosting Canvas Lightning Talks on Monday, 04/6/20 and Thursday, 04/9/20; Between 3 to 5 PM at the Tech Hub. During these talks, we will hear from Canvas Early Adopters and faculty members who have participated in the ‘Complete Course Redesign’ program. The speakers will share their experiences with Canvas and
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Recently I’ve been reading a book about how to create memorable teaching experiences, and have been
Did you know that the Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (IETL) has a subscription for faculty members to access the Magna Campus Online Professional Development Video & Resource Library? One of these resources is the Monday Morning 20-Minute Mentor Series! The Monday Morning Mentor series packs an impressive amount of practical information into
Adam Kuntz from Canvas will be visiting Chapman on Tuesday, February 11 and Wednesday, February 12. Don’t miss these opportunities to learn from a Canvas expert! Sign up for the following sessions today! Schedule for Tuesday, February 11 9:00am – 9:45am Peer Reviews: Bring your laptop and learn about the peer review process from creation
Every day I am learning new features and possibilities in Canvas. One reason why it is a constant learning curve is that Canvas routinely rolls out updates, upgrades, and new features to better meet the needs of faculty and students. An example of a recent addition to Canvas that I am pleased about, is the
Chapman University’s annual January Conference on Teaching sponsored by the Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (IETL) and Educational Technology Services (ETS) was held on January 24, 2020. This year’s event gathered 83 colleagues between both the Orange and Rinker campuses to explore “Teaching for Today’s Learners”. A large focus of the conference was
During the mid-semester crunch I often find myself busy with “keeping up” with grading and also thinking about the courses that I will teach next semester. However, it’s not too late to consider making small changes to my current courses, and one good way of doing that is to administer a mid-semester evaluation. There are
All courses for Interterm 2020 are being taught on Blackboard. Canvas will not be supported until Spring 2020. If you haven’t prepared your Blackboard Learn course yet for Interterm 2020, the time is now upon us! Here is a checklist to get you started. Log in to Blackboard and organize your courses by grouping them by term.