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Dear Chapman Instructors and Staff, The Educational Technology Services team is excited to introduce our 2024-2025 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, and
Dear Chapman Students and Instructors, We wanted to share the exciting news that students now have access to New Analytics in Canvas. What is New Analytics? New Analytics is a tool in Canvas that provides interactive data visualizations to help students and instructors track course grades, activity, and communication. How can students access New Analytics
Dear Chapman Instructors, Happy New Year, and welcome back! Are you looking to try something new in 2025 to enhance your teaching and your students’ learning? Below are five educational technology tools to consider incorporating into your classes. We hope that the inspiring testimonials from Chapman colleagues spark fresh ideas and creativity. 1. Hypothesis What
Dear Chapman Instructors, We wanted to share that as of 12/31/24, the ETS e-rater tool is no longer available for Turnitin assignments. “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 was the ETS e-rater tool? Prior to
Put in Zeros for Missing Assignments If students are missing assignments, you will need to put in zeros for those missing assignments so that grades are calculated correctly. You can click on Grades in your Canvas course navigation menu to open the Gradebook and check for any empty grade cells. Some instructors may also use
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
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
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
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
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
Dear Chapman Instructors, Are you using Canvas New Quizzes? Do your quiz questions contain images? If you answered yes to both of these questions, please read on. At this time, there are two known issues causing embedded images not to display for students in Canvas New Quizzes. Known Issue #1: New Quizzes Item Banks
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2024-2025 Educational Technology Services Workshops 
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End-of-Term Canvas Checklist 
Are You Using Canvas New Quizzes?