Historian | Technologist | Traveler
These graphs represent the activity in active Canvas courses. In this context, “active” courses are courses that have had at least one instructor interaction and four student interactions in the month of February. Click on the image to open it in a larger format:
In general, I am a fan of efficiency. For example, I grade with rubrics because of their clarity, I post all course materials on Canvas for easy accessibility, and I copy materials from one class to the next so I don’t need to re-build content each go-round. However, lately I’ve been thinking about the benefits
These graphs represent the activity in active Canvas courses. In this context, “active” courses are courses that have had at least one instructor interaction and four student interactions in the month of February. Click on the image to open it in a larger format:
In general, I am a fan of efficiency. For example, I grade with rubrics because of their clarity, I post all course materials on Canvas for easy accessibility, and I copy materials from one class to the next so I don’t need to re-build content each go-round. However, lately I’ve been thinking about the benefits
Nearly every classroom at Chapman has an AppleTV device available for sharing content into the classroom Audio-Visual (AV) system. To use the AppleTV you will need to first select the AppleTV as the input source on the AV Panel at the instructor station in the classroom. Though the panels vary across the rooms, you should
Today I want to share with you several changes to improve the classroom teaching and learning experience: First of all, we’ve made several additions to the Online Classroom Inventory (OCI) resource. You will find red buttons at the top of each entry that give you downloadable technology instructions and buttons that allow you to book
Recently I had the pleasure of traveling to Portugal and visiting one of the world’s most beautiful libraries, the Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra. Of course I was enthralled by the grandeur of the space and the promise of knowledge housed within the covers of its impressive antique book collections. I was also
Dear Colleagues, I can hardly believe that it’s midway through August and the Fall term is just around the corner. With that in mind, I offer the following list of resources for you as you begin preparing for teaching: Info & Links You Need Right Now: Want to know what types of technology your students
Dear Colleagues, As the Spring term draws to a close I’ve been thinking a lot about how I might better evaluate the efforts that I’ve put into crafting inclusive practices and culturally-responsive curriculum in the courses that I teach. To that end, I developed an evaluation rubric to gather feedback from the students in these
Slow Teaching 
Using the AppleTV in your classroom 
Where Learning Happens 
Welcome to Fall 2022