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June 2020
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 during the move to remote teaching. It was a vigorous conversation, that can be viewed in this blog post.
These past few weeks I have received many (many!) questions about how the Fall semester will work. As you may expect, there are currently more questions than there are answers, but we are chipping away at resolving each concern that is raised. Our largest projects of the moment are the Canvas Course Design training and the HyFlex Classroom Enhancements. If you haven’t already, I would strongly suggest that you sign up for Course Design training and soon we will also be sharing more information about our newly-outfitted classrooms.
Please reach out if you have any questions, I am readily available via email or MS Teams.
Sincerely,
Jana Remy
Director, Educational Technology
Co-Director, Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
May Canvas Updates
Each month, new updates to Canvas improve our experience. Follow our blog to learn what improvements have been made to Canvas in May.
Summer Support Hours
Our remote support hours have changed for summer! Please read and take note of our new drop-in support hours.
How can I connect with my students in a virtual environment?
Canvas can help! Check out these resources for 9 tips you can incorporate in your summer or fall course to keep your students connected and engaged.
Spring 2020 Grades are Due: May 31
For your assistance a PeopleSoft grading tutorial called Final Grading may be accessed from the PeopleSoft ‘Training for Faculty Center.' If you have any questions, please contact Assistant Provost, Iris Gerbasi at gerbasi@chapman.edu.
Spring 2020 course evaluation results will be sent to you around June 15, after all grades are verified by the Registrar.
"CU Safely Back" Plan Will Guide the University's Return to Campus this Fall
An overview released by the administration outlines the mitigation strategies in development to keep students, faculty and staff safe and healthy.
Summer 2020 Canvas Training
Canvas will be the platform used at Chapman University for Fall 2020. It is important that all faculty receive adequate training in Canvas course design due to the uncertain nature of our fall semester. Educational Technology Services (ETS) is excited to guide you. The first training course will begin June 1.
Helpful Training Resources are Posted Regularly on the Higher Ed and Technology Blog.
The Chapman University Working and Teaching Remotely Page is Continuously Being Updated with Course Continuity Resources and Strategies.
Ally is now available in your Canvas course
Do you know how accessible your documents are? Check your accessibility report and find out!
Adobe Creative Cloud is now available for free to all Chapman faculty, staff, and students
Here's the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education
Congratulations, you made it through the virtual semester. Now what? No one knows yet what the next semester will bring, but there’s a good chance the spaces where you used to teach, whether cavernous lecture hall or cozy seminar room, won’t be available this fall. That’s right, more virtual class time may be in your future. So this summer might be the right time to learn a little more about online pedagogy.
Finding Community During a Pandemic
A researcher at Boston University explores how starting an online community with colleagues in their field has helped them interact with others during a pandemic.
