Starting July 19th, Zoom will require that all meetings have a Passcode or a Waiting Room enabled. Zoom renamed “Passwords” to “Passcodes” to better align with its role of allowing people in a meeting For meetings that do not have either a Passcode or Waiting Room enabled by July 19th, Zoom will enable a Waiting
This blog post is authored by Gokcen Coskuner-Balli, faculty in the Marketing Department of Arygros School of Business and Economics (ASBE). In mid-March Chapman University among other schools across the country and the world moved to online education due to the COVID-19 social distancing measures. As faculty members we found ourselves preoccupied with how to
On April 28, the Senate Executive Board and the Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning co-sponsored the virtual teaching event: “When Teaching Goes Viral: Stories from Instructors Addressing COVID-19 in Their Course Content.” This event featured presentations from six faculty members who shared how they adjusted their curriculum in the online learning environment to
This blog post is authored by Derek Prate, Instructor in the Fowler School of Engineering. Hi reader! I’m Derek Prate, an Instructor for the Fowler School of Engineering, and current preschool teacher for my 4 and 5 year old kids. I’ve divided my blog up into some key points I’ve taken away from teaching remotely
This blog post is authored by Samantha Dressel, faculty in the English Department of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. When faced with suddenly switching to online teaching, I had several layers of panic. First, I don’t consider myself particularly tech savvy and do not like being under the gun for new technology.
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
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
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
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