This blog post is authored by Dr. Tara Barnhart, Assistant Professor of Attallah College of Educational Studies. When the pandemic hit, I knew I had to make a change. Both my research and teaching are centered around seeing students’ sense-making in their work. I also knew that maintaining students’ attention on Zoom during very long classes,
Want to incorporate more reflection activities in your class and experiment with relevant technology tools? Here are some popular tools you can try: Canvas options for reflection journals Canvas doesn’t have a native journal feature, but you can create one using Assignments or Discussions. Edublogs Edublogs uses the WordPress blogging platform. It’s great for creating
Do you have trouble getting your students to think about what they are learning and why they are learning it? Read on to see how private journals in Canvas can support student reflection. Neuroeducation applies the scientific method to curricula design and teaching strategies to better understand learning based on evidence of how our brains
To address the climate crisis and promote sustainability efforts on campus, Educational Technology Services consulted with the Office of Sustainability and the Faculty Senate Sustainability Committee to create the Sustainability Microcredential Program. The Sustainability Microcredential Program encourages Chapman University faculty and instructors to consider multiple ways to reduce paper usage by leveraging Chapman resources, the
Dear Colleagues, I’ve been thinking often about ways to improve the classroom experience at Chapman University. Thus, I turned to ChatGPT to see if it could offer any insight. Below is my exchange with the AI tool. When relevant, I added links to resources that we have already provided to you in ChatGPT’s reply. Dear
These graphs represent the activity in active Canvas courses. In this context, “active” courses are courses that have had at least one instructor interaction and four student interactions in the month of February. Click on the image to open it in a larger format:
Poll Everywhere is an interactive response system that can be used as a powerful reflection tool to help instructors support their students’ learning and success. By creating interactive polls, competitions, and surveys, instructors can help students reflect on their learning, identify areas for improvement, and engage in the learning process. Here are some examples of
In general, I am a fan of efficiency. For example, I grade with rubrics because of their clarity, I post all course materials on Canvas for easy accessibility, and I copy materials from one class to the next so I don’t need to re-build content each go-round. However, lately I’ve been thinking about the benefits
Dear Chapman Community, Qwickly Attendance is a convenient tool integrated into Canvas that allows instructors to quickly take attendance. With Qwickly Attendance, instructors can easily mark attendance for multiple classes at once, view attendance history, and set up automated attendance policies that can be reflected in the Canvas Gradebook. The tool streamlines the attendance-taking process,
Cheating in the classroom isn’t something new. Students use to think they were clever by replacing their water bottle labels with notes or using the back of their calculator covers to hide formulas. As technology grows, it opens more avenues for students to find ways to cheat. Instead of water bottles, students began to use