2019 JanCon Companion Website Resources The sixth annual JanCon 2019 concluded, but there are still resources available! You’re invited to visit our website to discover what 72 colleagues (+15 online participants) found of interest! KEYNOTE: Dr. Curt Bonk Education 20/20 meets Education 4.0: Visions of Our Changing Learning World! FACULTY PANEL: Tales from the Field Interactive
Blackboard isn’t the only learning management system (LMS) out there! Want to discover what else is possible? Come to our Hands-on Learning Management Sandbox Events and Accessibility Panels. TUE 2/12 1:00pm – 2:00pm Attallah Piazza FRI 2/22 12:00pm to 1:30pm Pralle Lecture Hall, Beckman Hall 104 Town Hall: “The Future of Blackboard – Upgrade it or Replace
Although this article from Automattic about inclusive design is not specifically about designing course materials, it is incredibly relevant to those of us who are trying to create a more inclusive classroom environment. I highly recommend that you take the time to read it. Some important points from this article include: Use accessibility practices to
Happy new year! Please join us for Educational Technology upcoming events during the month of January: JanCon 2019: Re-imagining the Classroom You’re invited to a one day conference on Reimagining the Classroom! Includes: keynote speakers, faculty and student panel discussions, hands-on lab, and tour. January 25, 2019 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Location: DeMille
Faculty: Register now for the 2019 January Conference on Teaching Registration is now open for Chapman University’s 6th annual January Conference on Teaching (JanCon) sponsored by The Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning and Educational Technology Services. Friday, January 25, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. DeMille Hall (Room to be announced) Orange Campus
Save the date, a new hands-on event has just been added to the Blackboard LMS Review Calendar! On Dec 5, between 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Dec 6, between 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm the Tech Hub will host an LMS Review Sandbox Event. There will be three rooms, three support staff, and three LMSs
In the next four weeks, please join Educational Technology Services as we host online presentations by Learning Management System Vendors: D2L Brightspace (Nov 16 @ 11a-12p) Instructure Canvas (Nov 30 @ 11a-12p) Blackboard Ultra (Dec 7 @ 10a-11a), followed by a LMS panel discussion Each will give a demonstration of their product, please bring your
Last week we started getting reports from students and faculty about trouble uploading to Turnitin. After attaching a document and hitting submit, the system was getting stuck and timing out while uploading. After investigating, we determined the problem seems to be isolated to students using a Mac computer and attempting to upload to Turnitin using
You are invited to an interactive panel discussion for the Blackboard Learning Management System Review. Detailed event information can be found below: 11/9/2018 11AM-12PM LMS Panel Discussion: Canvas | Blackboard | Brightspace Virtual Conference Link | Tech Hub, DeMille 104 | Rinker 94-277 We will be hosting four Chapman colleagues who are considered Blackboard power users
This infographic from the most recent ETRAC Survey is helpful in understanding how students use technology as part of their learning experience. I offer it here so you may peruse it for yourself. What stood out to me from this graphic was the section on the lower right which reported on what devices students use