Interested in Adobe Creative Cloud products for your class but not sure where to start?
The “Adobe Getting Started Series” for instructors These self-paced courses cover a variety of creative tasks and related Adobe products. The series is focused on how instructors can use the tools to engage with students; some courses include teaching material. Get Started with Adobe. Explore the value of digital literacy and learn to use Adobe Creative
Update Zoom to Access New Features
If you haven’t updated Zoom recently, you are likely missing out on many new and improved features including: Enhanced breakout room capabilities Enhanced non-verbal feedback and reactions Raise hand feature is now available for hosts and co-hosts Improved security options If you need them, here are instructions on how to update Zoom. Recent other blog
Best Practices for Creating, Managing, and Sharing Zoom class meetings
Dear Chapman University Faculty, I would like to share some best practices and recommendations to help you create, manage, and share your Zoom class meetings to help you prepare for the upcoming semester. Before the Zoom meeting creation: Activate your Chapman University Zoom account (if it’s not activated). Update the Zoom application. Enable Zoom in
How to Organize Your Canvas Course Series
Dear Chapman University faculty, Educational Technology Services will be hosting “How to Organize Your Canvas Course Series.” Chapman University instructional designers will share their best practices on engaging your students through Canvas, and show you how to use the tools in Canvas to simplify your communication. Please click on the links below to find out
How can I learn more about HyFlex?
Image Credit: GraphicSurfCom / Shutterstock.com © 2020 What is HyFlex? HyFlex is short for “hybrid flexible.” The model includes options for in-person, synchronous online, and asynchronous online learning. Because students participate in a variety of ways, instructors need to ensure everyone is able to engage with the material. As EDUCAUSE points out in their article,
Enable Third-Party Cookies in Safari
Please note: as of Safari 13.1 and later, third-party cookies are blocked by default. For more information, visit Webkit’s article: Full Third-Party Cookie Blocking and More. Open Safari, go to the left-hand corner, and click on Safari -> Settings from the drop-down menu (Fig. 1). Figure 1 Navigate to the Privacy Tab and make sure “Prevent cross-site tracking” is
Canvas Storage and Utilizing External Tools to Share Files
Dear Chapman University faculty, Canvas offers limited storage space in each course 1 gigabyte. To ensure you won’t run out of space, we recommend using external file-sharing tools such as Google Drive or Office 365. If you want to upload documents to Canvas directly, consider converting them to PDF. Converting files to PDF will help
How do students see grades and instructor feedback in Canvas?
Have you ever wondered how your students see their grades and the feedback you provide them in Canvas? In this workshop, we looked at grades and feedback from a student perspective: Here are the Canvas Guides for the topics that we covered. Please feel free to share these with your students! For students: How do
Tech Tuesdays Starting Again 11/17/2020
What is Tech Tuesday? Tech Tuesday is an opportunity to learn about different technologies available at Chapman University. Faculty and staff can join the conversation online via Zoom. When and Where? Tuesday’s at noon. Tech Tuesday Video Conference Link Topics Date Topic Presenter 11-17-20 How do I find the Virtual Tech Hub? Meet the support
Optimizing your Canvas course storage
Dear Chapman University faculty, As you continue to teach remotely, you may need to optimize your Canvas account’s storage space to share large files with your students. Your Canvas course storage is limited, so if you upload too many large files, you may run out of space. In this blog, we will review some of