Dear Colleagues, As the Spring term draws to a close I’ve been thinking a lot about how I might better evaluate the efforts that I’ve put into crafting inclusive practices and culturally-responsive curriculum in the courses that I teach. To that end, I developed an evaluation rubric to gather feedback from the students in these
Kahoot! is an educational technology game-based platform tool designed to increase student engagement. Faculty can administer quizzes, surveys, and help facilitate student discussion. Kahoot! increases the focus on subjects, motivates students to learn and is an effective method for active learning. By joining the pilot, you will be immersed in a virtual community of practice
Edublogs (sites.chapman.edu) will be down on Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 10 AM to 1 PM for maintenance. If you have any questions, please contact edutech@chapman.edu
Dear Chapman University faculty, As you are aware, final grades are due Sunday, January 2, 2022. As we approach the end of the semester and the holiday season, We recommend that you plan ahead for receiving support or troubleshooting any grading issues. Please review the Educational Technology Services team’s support options and availability. Support options
Canvas Roll Call Attendance Scheduled maintenance on October 29, 2021 at 11:00 PM PDT Canvas will be performing a brief maintenance event on our Roll Call Attendance instance on October 29, 2021 at 11:00 PM PDT. Maintenance Details: Changing an index in the database on a large table Faculty and Students will not be able to access Roll Call Attendance for
Chapman is piloting NameCoach in Canvas for the Fall 2021 term with widespread rollout planned for next year. This software adoption is in partnership with Reg Chhen Stewart, Ph.D., Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This is a trial and the piloteers will be assisting with the review and feedback. If you want to
Chapman is now piloting GydEd in Canvas for the Fall 2021 term. This is a trial and the piloteers will be assisting with the review and feedback. If you want to join the pilot please submit the pilot form. GydEd is focused on transforming the way schools address student well-being through real-time insight. GydEd measures
Poll Everywhere has new presentation controls. Please review the updated instructions: Presenting from the web Activation Countdown timer Clear responses Image is from Poll Everywhere https://blog.polleverywhere.com/presentation-controls/
Spring 2021-Summer 2021 we had a successful pilot for Hypothes.is and Gradescope in Canvas. There was fantastic feedback from faculty and students. As a result, we will be having a University site license for Hypothes.is starting this Fall 2021 term. Hypothesis is an easy to use pedagogical tool that enables students and teachers to have
Assignments Student Annotation Submissions New Quizzes Save and Build Button Workflow Summary The New Quiz creation page includes both a Save button and a Build button. Change Benefit This change aligns the Save button behavior with other areas of Canvas, and the Build button distinctively separates the workflow for building a quiz. Affected User Roles