Google Is Now 1.3 in Canvas
Dear Chapman Students, Do you submit files from your Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.) to assignments in Canvas? Do you use Collaborations in your Canvas courses or groups? Then this update is for you! Google is now 1.3 in Canvas. Look for the Google Drive (LTI 1.3) option when submitting assignments and creating Collaborations
Google Is Now 1.3 in Canvas
Wondering what this means for you? Watch this under-2-minute video. Dear Chapman Instructors and Staff, Do you add files from your Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.) to modules in Canvas? Do you link or embed files from your Google Drive on pages in Canvas? Do you use Collaborations in Canvas? Then this update is
Adobe Academic Essentials Series
A workshop series all about creativity Built and hosted by fellow educators of all disciplines: learn how to use and teach essential skills like data visualization, impactful presentations, video projects, and more—supported by the easy-to-learn Adobe Express and the rest of Adobe Creative Cloud. Attendees can earn accredited badges as they develop skills and empower
Introducing: Strategies for Student Success
Dear Chapman Instructors and Staff, The Educational Technology Services team is excited to introduce our Spring 2024 workshop series: Strategies for Student Success. In alignment with Chapman’s new five-year strategic plan, our workshops for this academic year have been focused on the student experience and how instructors can use Canvas and other educational technology tools
Atomic Search for Canvas: The Ultimate Time-Saving Tool for Instructors and Students
Chapman University has added a search tool to Canvas. Atomic Search simplifies content discovery for both instructors and students by allowing keyword searches. Here’s what you can expect: Effortless Content Discovery: Quickly find course materials without hassle, making your Canvas experience more user-friendly. No Setup Required: Instructors don’t need to make any adjustments. The Atomic
Student Engagement with Ease
Padlet is an interactive online bulletin board that allows instructors to use templates such as timelines, grids, and maps to help structure how posts are organized visually. Students can post text, video, audio, images, links, drawings, and more. In addition to the above, here are some reasons why you should consider using Padlet: Virtual bulletin
Beginning-Of-Semester Canvas Checklist
✔️New to Canvas? A great place to start is the Educational Technology Services Linktree. You will find links to Canvas orientations as well as links to schedule a 1:1 appointment to learn Canvas. ✔️Want to combine multiple Canvas courses into one? Some instructors who teach multiple sections of the same class like to merge their
How to Copy Content from One Canvas Course to Another
Interterm and Spring 2024 courses are now available in Canvas! We hope that you will find these resources helpful if you need to copy content from a past Canvas course or a template course into an Interterm or Spring 2024 Canvas course. Canvas course copy best practices: Do not copy “All Content” when copying from
Pearson MyLab and Mastering is now Access Pearson
If you use Pearson MyLab and Mastering or Pearson tools (such as Revel or eText) in your Canvas course this semester, you will notice a different setup. Pearson is updating their product, now called “Access Pearson.” Starting this summer, the old tools will be disabled and no longer work. For Spring 2024, you can access
Discussions and Announcements Redesign Coming to Canvas
Dear Chapman Students, Instructors, and Staff, We are excited to announce that Canvas will introduce some new changes to its Discussions and Announcements. These changes are expected to be rolled out on July 20, 2024, and instructors will no longer be able to use the legacy Discussion and Announcements features. The redesigned Discussions and Announcements