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Revitalized: Smith Hall Modern Technology in a Historic Building

October 23, 2019 by | Technology

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

Bring Digital Learning to your Students Join the Adobe Rollout Group

September 27, 2019 by | Technology

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

Podcast! Is Chapman University ready to play? Podcast Opportunity

July 15, 2019 by Phil Hulett | Technology

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

ESRI Story Maps Tell your story!

July 15, 2019 by Shenyue Jia | Technology

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

Tips For An Efficient Touchpanel Layout (Part 2)

February 18, 2019 by | Technology

Imagine you are using a touchpanel and would like to raise volume during your presentation. After you press the ‘Volume Up’ button, it barely increases and then you find yourself having to press the button multiple times to get the desired level. Depending on how high the audio level has to be, it could take

Faculty phishing technique exploits relationships with deans and admins

January 31, 2019 by | Technology

If you are university faculty, you’ve probably already received a few of these phishing attempts. They look like a brief note from your Dean or from the University President, asking for a very quick favor.  Because these messages are coming from your admins and often include university-branded signature lines, it is easy to think that these

Tips For An Efficient Touchpanel Layout (Part 1)

November 30, 2018 by | Technology

There are several factors that go into creating an efficient AV touchpanel layout for users. To start, it’s important to take the capabilities of the system you’re working with into consideration when creating a layout. One of the parts that a touchpanel controls is called a switcher. Switchers are the hardware that hold and switch

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