No Images? Click here March 2019Dear Friends, Thank you to everyone who attended the Town Hall meeting on February 22 where we discussed the future of Blackboard. Please see below for a link to the recording of that meeting if you missed it. We encourage you to be part of the conversation as we decide on the learning management system Chapman will use in the near future. Please mark your calendar for April 18th where you can talk to faculty who have been trying alternatives to Blackboard. Read more about the LMS Panel discussion below. We also encourage you to attend an upcoming Ally Rally and learn more about how Blackboard Ally can assist you in making your course content more accessible. Hear from Dr. John Scott who will be leading a hands on demonstration of Ally as well as presenting on how we can support student success through inclusive design. He will be at Rinker campus Thursday, March 7 and Orange Campus Monday, March 11. See below for more details. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your colleagues - they may OPT IN to receive their own copy. Your friends at Educational Technology Services Save the date!When: Thursday 3/7 1-2PM Where: RINKER 9401, SEMINAR 130 Who: Dr. John Scott What? Learn about Ally and Accessibility Why? Ally is a new tool now available in Blackboard for faculty to make their courses more accessible and for students to be able to download alternative formats for course documents. Save the date!When: Monday 3/11 10:00am – 11:30am Where: Tech Hub, DeMille 104 Who: Dr. John Scott What? Supporting Student Success through Inclusive Design: From Content to Curriculum Why? Learn about Universal Design for Learning and leave with at least one strategy or idea to make your learning environment more inclusive. Hands-on Training ePortfolio WorkshopThe primary focus includes hands-on training on how to use the Chapman ePortfolio platform. How do you load documents? What type of file formats are acceptable? How can you load video? Registrants are encouraged to bring their laptops to these sessions. Monday, March 18 | 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Tech Hub, DeMille Hall 104 Wednesday, March 20 | 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Rinker 9401 Conference Room 236 Hands-on LMS & Accessibility events are coming to you!In January & February we visited with many faculty and students at both Rinker and Orange campuses to get their opinion on the three learning management systems (LMS)s we are reviewing and to introduce Blackboard Ally, the new accessibility tool in Blackboard. The events were so popular we are continuing them through March, and April! Faculty Panel DiscussionsOn Thursday, April 18th hear from faculty who have been: 11AM trying out different learning management systems as part of the Blackboard LMS Review Want to be part of a future panel discussion? Connect with ETS at edutech@chapman.edu Learn something new!Learn how you can make educational technology work for you and your students. Is there something in particular you want to learn? Drop us an email at edutech@chapman.edu and let us know what YOU would like to see on our upcoming workshop schedule. Blackboard Scheduled MaintenanceBlackboard will be conducting scheduled maintenance starting at 11PM on Thursday, March 21. This maintenance will disrupt service for Blackboard and any integrations accessed through Blackboard, such as Turnitin and Panopto.OLD Blackboard Attendance Tool is Now RetiredEffective February 1, 2019 the old Blackboard Online Attendance tool is no longer supported. We have two other tools within Blackboard for taking attendance: Blackboard Attendance and Qwickly Attendance.Blackboard Grader no longer supportedEffective March 29, 2019 the Bb Grader app is no longer supported and will be removed from the Apple app store.Did you miss the Town Hall on the Future of Blackboard?Town Hall meetings are recorded via Panopto. For your convenience, here is the link to the Town Hall recording from 2/22/19. You may need to sign in with your Chapman credentials to view this recording. Training available on Blackboard AllyBlackboard Ally is a new tool within Blackboard to help you learn how to make your course content more accessible. Want to learn how to use it to the fullest? Attend an upcoming accessibility training session. |