This blog post is authored by Dr. Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Co-Director of the Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning On March 11, 2020, I had to quickly pivot the direction of my research based molecular biology lab class so that the students would still
Midterm season has officially arrived! This time after the first major assessment of the semester can be the perfect time to pause, reflect on your teaching thus far, and ask your students for their feedback. Benefits of collecting mid-semester feedback Taking time for a mid-semester feedback survey can reap so many benefits for both instructors
Did you miss our first installment of Teaching Tips Thursdays? Here is a quick rundown of what we covered: If you’d like to watch the entire presentation, the video and slide deck are now available. If you only want the slide deck. See all our upcoming topics.
These past few months of working from home, I’ve spent a significant amount of time gazing at the window view outside of my home office, which shows the orange tree in my yard as well as my vegetable garden beds and my chicken coop off in the far distance: The view has helped to offset
The recording is now available for the “Exploring HyFlex Problems & Solutions” workshop that was held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. This workshop was organized by the Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Educational Technology Services, and explored how faculty can overcome course obstacles so that all students meet the learning objectives. Throughout
The Class Climate archive, where we are storing PDF copies of all Course Evaluations conducted from Interterm 2014 through Spring 2020, is open for faculty direct downloads beginning, Monday, July 13, at 9 a.m. through Monday, July 20 at 4 p.m. We suggest that you review your records, and if you find you are missing the PDF
The recording is now available for “HyFlex Course Planning: Learn HyFlex Basics and Class Design Tools.” This workshop was organized by the Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and explored what the term “HyFlex” means, and introduced helpful worksheets that faculty can use for course planning (if you are interested in a copy of
If you missed “Planning for the Unknowns of Fall 2020,” you may now view the recording of it. Organized by the Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Educational Technology Services, the event features a discussion for Chapman faculty on how to plan for teaching in face-to-face, online, hybrid, or hyflex environments this fall
Dear Colleagues, Congratulations for adapting to all of the changes this past Spring. I marvel at your resilience and creativity in the midst of such a challenging time for our community. Last week I met with a handful of our Chapman students to ask them about how their instructors maintained a personal connection to them
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