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Fall 2024 Educational Technology Services Workshops

August 13, 2024 by | Faculty

Dear Chapman Instructors and Staff, The Educational Technology Services team is excited to introduce our Fall 2024 workshop series: Strategies for Student Success.  In alignment with Chapman’s five-year strategic plan, our workshops will focus on the student experience and how instructors can use Canvas and other educational technology tools to promote digital literacy, equitable access,

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New Features Available in Qwickly Attendance

August 12, 2024 by | Faculty

We are excited to announce that three new features are available in Qwickly Attendance: QR code check in, seating charts, and absence limits. QR Code Check In With QR code check in, students check in to class by opening the Qwickly Attendance app on their mobile devices and scanning a QR code that displays on

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New Process for Canvas Access for Student Assistants

July 31, 2024 by | Canvas

Dear Chapman Instructors and Staff, Do you need to add a student to a Canvas course in some type of Assistant or Grader or Tutor role?  The process for requesting Canvas access for student assistants has changed to protect student privacy and streamline the steps for the Chapman community.  Please read on to learn how

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Canvas Course Copy Instructions

July 29, 2024 by | Canvas

A popular feature of Canvas is the ability to reuse course content. Do you need a refresher on how to copy content from one Canvas course to another?  Watch the following ~6-minute video demonstration or access written instructions here. Course copy tips for success Choose Select specific content (NOT All content). Leave Import existing quizzes

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Instructors: You can now record a screen capture in the Canvas Speedgrader

July 26, 2024 by | Canvas

We are excited to share that the Canvas Speedgrader now has the ability to include screen capture, providing yet another way to clearly provide feedback to students. What is it? Revamped media comment feature, allowing screen capture during the recording and auto-captioning of the audio. Why use it? Enhances clarity of instructor feedback through visual

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Canvas Announcements Redesign Is Here!

July 22, 2024 by | Canvas

We are excited to share that the Canvas Announcements tool has a fresh look and new features.  The Announcements Redesign rolled out on July 20, 2024 with the following enhancements. Streamlined toolbar The new toolbar menu facilitates searching, filtering, sorting, and adjusting the view for replies. Search feature You can use the Search feature on

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Canvas Discussions Redesign is here!

July 17, 2024 by | Canvas

Dear Canvas Users, We have some exciting news to share with you! You might have noticed some changes in the Discussions sections of Canvas, and we are excited to announce that these updates are part of a redesign to improve your experience. For courses in the Fall 2024 term, you can already see the new

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New Ability to Assign Modules, Pages, and Ungraded Discussions in Canvas

July 16, 2024 by | Canvas

We are excited to share that several new features are being rolled out in Canvas to support differentiated instruction.  Instructors can now assign modules, pages, and ungraded discussions to students and sections.  These features will be available in Canvas starting July 20, 2024. What are the new features? “Assign To” Button Previously, in order to

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New User Interface for Canvas Badges

June 17, 2024 by | Canvas

Canvas Badges (formerly Badgr) has announced changes to its platform. If you use Canvas Badges, be sure to follow along with the following updates. What is new? New User Interface New User Interface It is now time to update to the new “Groups” in Canvas Badges. If you are currently using the old Badges interface

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