Smith Hall, completed in 1913, was completely revitalized and opened with new facilities for the fall 2019 semester. The structure was strengthened, and the exterior wall’s original brick is now visible in classrooms and offices. Nine new classrooms were added and now includes the latest technology including interactive short-throw projectors and active-learning stations. The ceiling-height
The Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (IETL) is hosting an open house and demonstration for you to explore the Instructional Video Studio on Thursday, October 10 from 4-5 p.m. in Beckman Hall 109. Using different tools such as the LearningGlass (www.learning.glass) and green screen functions, faculty members have the ability to enhance their
Sam Gonzalez “Hi! I’m Sam, a senior computer science major and game development minor here at Chapman. I’m expecting to graduate this upcoming Spring. Outside of school and work, I enjoy doing anything that involves me learning something whether it be a new skill, interesting facts, history, anything to keep me thinking in new ways.
As you have probably heard, students now have FREE access to Adobe Creative Cloud. Our new site license this fiscal year provides Adobe Creative Cloud access for free to all active Chapman staff, faculty, and students. To access your free account, visit: www.chapman.edu/software What can this look like in the classroom? Digital learning improves student
So it is now official, we are switching from BlackboardLearn to the Canvas LMS! This semester I am using Canvas as much as possible so I can become more familiar with its capabilities and can consider how our adoption of this platform will impact teaching and learning on our campuses. One feature of Canvas that
Beginning in July 2019, the Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Educational Technology Services started a combined newsletter called “Teaching and Technology” to better serve our campus community. The “Teaching and Technology” newsletter will be sent once a month and will include upcoming events, helpful information on resources available, frequently asked questions for
Have you noticed the new pop up messages in Blackboard? Eesysoft is a support & communication tool to help our institution to maximize the use of technology and improve teaching and learning outcomes. Proactively message will help with: Downtime Promote new features and tools Deadline reminders Optimizing support In-application support documentation The three layers of
I do find Fall such an exciting time of year. Perhaps you, like me, can hardly wait to meet the students who will enter your classroom next week. As we head into this new term, I wanted to remind you of all the fantastic resources we have to ensure your teaching success. First of all,
On Saturday, August 10, Panopto will be making a number of updates to the Panopto cloud infrastructure to increase performance and scalability. These updates will require downtime. We expect up to 3 hours of downtime, starting at 6PM PST. During this time, you will be unable to access Panopto recordings, and any attempts to upload
Assignments Instructors create an assignment in their Blackboard using the Google Assignments assignment tool. After students turn in their work, instructors review submissions, give feedback, and assign a grade in Google Assignments. The grade syncs back to the Blackboard’s Grade Center. Students can attach any file type to their assignments, including: Google Docs, Sheets, or