Dear Chapman Faculty and Staff, Here are some Zoom resources that we encourage you to take advantage of. Going through these resources will help you navigate through your Zoom meetings and manage your Zoom meetings better. Meeting Controls Breakout Rooms Sharing Your Screen Manage Participants Also, Zoom has created a YouTube channel with lots of
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
About “Teaching Resources from the IETL” The Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (IETL). exists to support faculty in their teaching journeys at Chapman University. “Teaching Resources from the IETL” was created as a space in Canvas for faculty to find helpful teaching resources and participate in discussions. Modules are used in the IETL Den
When classes meet in an online, remote, or hyflex setting, the thought of how to also make that learning “active” comes up. There are many strategies one can use to incorporate active learning in an online environment. Recently, Inside Higher Education posted an article called “Making Online Learning Active.” In this article, they outlined several
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
Beginning June 1, 2020 our drop-in support hours have changed. Join us via Zoom Monday-Friday. If you click the following link you will enter a Zoom waiting room for support: http://bit.ly/lmssupport 9:30 am to 11:30 am & 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Drop-in support is for instructors with questions about Canvas Blackboard Zoom BigBlueButton (Canvas
On May 18, 2020, Poll Everywhere’s integration will be switched from Blackboard to Canvas. If you are using Blackboard for the Summer 2020 and/or Fall 2020 term you will have to do two things manually. Participants will need to be manually added to Poll Everywhere. If you want to use the grade feature, you will have
On April 28, the Senate Executive Board and the Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning co-sponsored the virtual teaching event: “When Teaching Goes Viral: Stories from Instructors Addressing COVID-19 in Their Course Content.” This event featured presentations from six faculty members who shared how they adjusted their curriculum in the online learning environment to
This blog post is authored by Derek Prate, Instructor in the Fowler School of Engineering. Hi reader! I’m Derek Prate, an Instructor for the Fowler School of Engineering, and current preschool teacher for my 4 and 5 year old kids. I’ve divided my blog up into some key points I’ve taken away from teaching remotely
This blog post is authored by Samantha Dressel, faculty in the English Department of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. When faced with suddenly switching to online teaching, I had several layers of panic. First, I don’t consider myself particularly tech savvy and do not like being under the gun for new technology.