New Requirements for Zoom Meetings
Starting September 27th, 2020, Zoom will require that all meetings have a Passcode or a Waiting Room enabled. Zoom renamed “Passwords” to “Passcodes” to better align with its role of allowing people in a meeting For meetings that do not have either a Passcode or Waiting Room enabled by September 27th, Zoom will enable a
Canvas Updates
Final Grade Override The Final Grade Override allows you to enter a final grade for students that is different from the grade automatically calculated by Canvas in the Gradebook. You can enter a letter grade or a percentage. Submission attempts can be limited in Canvas assignments By default, assignments can be submitted an unlimited number
Have you noticed changes to your Canvas dashboard?
Dear Instructors, This week, courses that were in Blackboard from approximately Fall 2016 to Spring 2020 were migrated to Canvas and added to your course list. Depending on how many courses you had on Blackboard, the courses that were migrated may have displaced some of your more current Canvas courses. The courses are still there!
Four weeks to a Canvas course
Last week we explored training opportunities, uploaded a profile picture, uploaded a syllabus to the Syllabus tab and uploaded files. See last week’s post. Here are some ideas of what to do this week to get your course(s) ready in Canvas. Think about how you want to organize your Modules. Understanding Canvas Modules is the
Planning for the Unknowns of Fall 2020
If you missed “Planning for the Unknowns of Fall 2020,” you may now view the recording of it. Organized by the Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Educational Technology Services, the event features a discussion for Chapman faculty on how to plan for teaching in face-to-face, online, hybrid, or hyflex environments this fall
Four weeks to a Canvas course
Dear Instructors, Back in January 2020 I did a 4 week series on how to set up your course in Canvas. A lot has happened since then! I’m reviewing those tips and doing another series to help you get ready for Fall 2020. Some of you have been on sabbatical, or busy finishing things up
You did it!
Dear Colleagues, Congratulations for adapting to all of the changes this past Spring. I marvel at your resilience and creativity in the midst of such a challenging time for our community. Last week I met with a handful of our Chapman students to ask them about how their instructors maintained a personal connection to them
Canvas Updates
Help for Unpublished Courses Feature Summary The Dashboard, Courses menu, and All Courses page display both published and unpublished courses. Multiple file uploads Summary Instructors can add multiple module content from the Course Home Page or the Modules page. Additionally, the Course Home Page has received small design modifications. Change Benefit This change helps instructors
Using Canvas to Connect with Students
Over the last two months, Canvas has been bringing in instructors from all over to talk about how they use Canvas. These streaming videos do last about an hour, but they are WORTH IT. If I share a video from this series, it’s because I have watched it, found it useful, and think it is
Canvas Gradebook Troubleshooting
End of Semester: Grading Wrap-up Set up your course Grading Scheme if you did not do so at the start of the semester. Double-check to make sure that the grading scheme on your syllabus matches the grading scheme in Canvas. A standard Chapman University grading scheme is automatically enabled in your course site, so it