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7 Simple Steps for Creating Accessible Course Materials

November 15, 2024 by | Canvas

Accessibility has been a hot topic in higher education this year in light of updated regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Community colleges and public universities are required to be in compliance with these regulations, ensuring that web content and mobile applications are accessible to people with disabilities. Creating accessible

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Calling All Canvas Den Leaders!

November 11, 2024 by | Canvas

Are you a Leader of one or more Canvas Dens?  Would you like to take your Canvas Den(s) to the next level by… connecting with fellow Den Leaders at Chapman? learning about the work colleagues are doing with Canvas Dens? receiving tips for designing and managing Canvas Dens? Join the new Canvas Den Leader Community!

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Respondus LockDown Browser: Tips for Success

November 7, 2024 by | Faculty

Dear Chapman Instructors, Are you using or thinking about using Respondus LockDown Browser?  We’d like to share some tips for success to help Chapman students and instructors enjoy a smoother experience with this tool. Not familiar with Respondus LockDown Browser?  Learn more about Respondus LockDown Browser here. Tips for Success Create a practice quiz Our

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Simple Syllabus Pilot

November 6, 2024 by | Canvas

What is Simple Syllabus? Simple Syllabus is a centralized, template-driven syllabus management system designed to streamline the creation and distribution of course syllabi, ultimately saving instructors time. Here are some key features: Template-Driven: It uses dynamic templates to ensure consistency while allowing instructors to personalize their syllabi. Centralized Repository: All syllabi are stored in a

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Canvas Spotlight on Instructors

October 30, 2024 by | Canvas

What do Chapman students want to see in a well-designed Canvas course? According to a recent survey, students desire an organized structure,  assignments clearly communicated with due dates, and ease of navigation. These findings are in line with a recent Ohio University survey. Melissa Samaniego of the Chapman University Center for Excellence in Teaching and

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Canvas New Quizzes: Control When Students See Quiz Results

October 18, 2024 by | Canvas

Dear Chapman Instructors, Are you using Canvas New Quizzes?  We wanted to share that a change is coming to New Quizzes on October 19, 2024. What is changing? In the New Quizzes Settings, instructors will see a Hide results from students setting.  This setting is turned off by default.  Instructors can toggle it on if

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Are You Using Canvas New Quizzes?

October 10, 2024 by | Canvas

Dear Chapman Instructors, Are you using Canvas New Quizzes?  Are you using Item Banks?  Do your quiz questions contain images or links to course files?  If you answered yes to all of these questions, please read on. In a previous blog post, we shared that there is a known issue affecting instructors who use Item

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Known Issue in Canvas with Automatic 0s in the Gradebook

October 10, 2024 by | Canvas

Imagine This Scenario… In the Gradebook of your Canvas course, you notice that all of your students have a grade of 0 for one or more assignments.  You have not graded the assignments yet (maybe your students have not even submitted them yet), so you are not sure how this could have happened. How This

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Padlet for Schools

October 10, 2024 by | Faculty

New features for Padlet Auto-captions When any user uploads a video or audio to a post, Padlet will automatically transcribe it and add captions. At this time, English is supported however Padlet is working to support auto-captions in more languages. What are auto-captions? Captions appear at the bottom of videos. They provide a written record

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Sunset of the ETS e-rater tool in Turnitin

October 4, 2024 by | Faculty

Dear Chapman Instructors, We wanted to share that the ETS e-rater tool will no longer be available for Turnitin assignments after 12/31/24. “Turnitin’s relationship with ETS and their e-rater grammar service will be terminating. Customers will not be able to use e-rater after December 31, 2024.” -Turnitin What is the ETS e-rater tool? When an

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