Last year we posted Teaching Untethered: Step away from the podium. We want to now review how students can benefit from the technology in our Chapman classrooms. More and more learners are now bringing their digital devices, such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones, into the classroom. Instructors can use these devices to engage the classroom,
Gradebook Message Students Who Default Subject Line Summary When composing a message from the Message Student Who link in the Gradebook, a default subject line is added. Change Benefit This update improves instructor workflow by automatically inserting a corresponding subject line when composing a message to students and observers with the Message Student Who link.
Assignments Submission Feedback Indicator Summary In the Assignment Details page, the Show Rubric and View Feedback links indicate when new comments have been added as an annotation or in a rubric. Change Benefit This change allows students to see when new comments have been added to a submission. Feature Workflow The View Feedback link displays an indicator if annotated
Did you know that the Chapman community now has access to a tool called NameCoach? Students, instructors, and staff members can use NameCoach to create and share a recording of their name both inside and outside of Canvas. One great place to share your name recording (also known as your NameBadge) is in your email
Final exam season has arrived. These last two weeks of the semester can be a super stressful time for both instructors and students. For this week’s edition of Magna Mondays, we chose a 20-Minute Mentor presented by Dr. Kristin Roush about how instructors can help students alleviate test anxiety. You can watch “How Can Students
Dear Students, We hope that this message finds you well. Did you know that you have a personal, private space in Canvas where you can view and manage all of the files that you have uploaded? To access your personal Canvas file storage area, click on Account (your profile picture) in the top left corner
Have you ever wished that course content was available in a different format? Maybe you read a lot on your mobile device, use a screen reader, like to highlight, or prefer to listen to an audio version. Did you know that here at Chapman, we have a tool in Canvas called Ally that helps instructors
The latest versions of iOS and iPadOS (iPhone and iPad operating systems) include increased security and privacy enhancements. As a part of these enhancements, if you are using the Canvas Teacher or Students Apps on your iPad and iPhone, you’ll need to enable ‘Cross-Website Tracking’ to allow certain features to function. This includes the ability
If you have updated your Mac Operating System to macOS 10.14 Mojave or later, you need to authorize your computer to give permission to Zoom to use the computer’s microphone and camera, share the screen, or allow others to remotely control your desktop. This is due to increased security permissions in Mac Operating System. After
A favorite online tool is the Photo Roster tool. Use the Photo Roster link to view a photo roster of your students and print it out. Many instructors like to have a copy on hand during the first week or two in order to make notes (such as pronouns or name pronunciation) in the margins