Dear Colleagues, I’m pleased to share with you that we have two new tools in Canvas that will aid your productivity. The first is the Atomic Search software that adds a Global Search bar to Canvas in the upper right-hand corner, which looks like this: You and your students have access to this search
Dear Chapman Instructors and Staff, It is now possible to create custom playlists using YuJa. Below please find instructions for creating and sharing a YuJa playlist. Creating your playlist Access YuJa by navigating to video.chapman.edu or by clicking on YuJa in the left-side navigation menu of a Canvas course. Click on Playlists in the menu
Did you know that there’s a personal and private storage area in Canvas where you can easily manage and view all the files you’ve uploaded? To access this storage area, click on your profile picture in the top left corner of Canvas, then select the Files link. Familiarizing yourself with your personal Canvas file storage
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
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