If you are teaching in Fall 2019 it’s time to start doing some Blackboard maintenance and get your course site ready for the new semester. Here is a list of “to-do” items to get you started! Log in to Blackboard and organize your courses by grouping them by term. Your courses will be MUCH easier
Chapman University recently upgraded Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning. As with Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning is FREE to all Chapman University students, faculty, and staff. What is LinkedIn Learning? LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform that enables individuals and organizations to achieve their objectives and aspirations. It has all the same great content as Lynda.com, but
The IETL Instructional Video Studio is a space where faculty can record and enhance their lessons and the classroom learning experience in unique and innovative ways. Inside the space, faculty can use the green screen, LearningGlass, or even create a traditional video without these technologies. According to this article from University Business about instructional video
According to Edison Research’s 2019 survey of the podcast consumer, 144 million people listen to podcasts; nearly half of them listen to seven unique podcasts every week. These numbers are expected to rise dramatically in the coming years. Interestingly, the top reason (74%) people give for listening to podcasts is they want to learn new
In an era of blogging and vlogging, sharing and publicizing your work in an engaging way has never been so crucial, no matter it is a research work or just a story in your personal experience. And the audience, like you and me, have become very picky about the visual expression of the contents. We
Whether you are writing emails, research papers, letters, or blogs, Grammarly can help you improve your writing. Many on campus already use the free version of Grammarly or the Grammarly Chrome extension to find common mistakes. Now, all Chapman faculty, staff, and students have access to the Premium version of Grammarly for free! Grammarly will
Turnitin reports they will be conducting scheduled maintenance on July 13, 2019, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The following Turnitin services will be unavailable: Turnitin (including the Feedback Studio and GradeMark) Feedback Studio for iOS CPF, Blackboard, Moodle iThenticate WriteCheck This maintenance will include several hardware updates and performance improvements. If you have any
LouAnne Boyd, PhD Fowler School of Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Research Area (or Specialization): Human-Computer Interaction; Assistive technology; Accessibility; Inclusion and diversity; Augmented and virtual reality; Ubiquitous computing Relevant course(s) name/number, approx. number of students, and short description Human Computer Interface Computer Supported Collaborative Work Software Requirements Teaching or learning problem/challenge that
James Hirsch, PhD Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Department of World Languages and Cultures Research Area (or Specialization): Representations of HIV and queer resistance in the post-Stonewall Latin American Novel Relevant course(s) name/number, approx. number of students, and short description Spanish 201 – Intermediate Spanish grammar, 23 students Teaching or learning problem/challenge
Derek Prate Fowler School of Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Research Area (or Specialization): Game Development and Virtual Reality Relevant course(s) name/number, approx. number of students, and short description Unity Multiplayer and Networking (Interterm 2019) – ~15 students, Learning basic concepts of multiplayer networking and development in the Unity Game Engine Visual Programming (236-01