With exams coming up, iClicker may pose to be a beneficial study tool for your class. Saving and tracking your progress in class polls and quizzes, iClicker allows you to flag specific questions and create flashcards and practice tests. For instructions and more information on how to use iClicker’s study tools in the iClicker Reef […]
There are instances in which a professor would prefer to disable the chat feature in Zoom meetings, whether that be to prevent notifications or to discourage potentially distracting engagements. To do so, please view the instructions below for this quick process. 1. Note that you can only change this setting after you have begun your […]
In case you are dropped from your Zoom meeting there are some back-up teaching procedures you should know–with the possibility of blackouts, brownouts, or sluggish internet, it’s good to have a backup plan. Shut down and re-start your computer The first action you should take if you are unable to join your meeting is to re-start […]
After a Zoom meeting has commenced, in most cases you may access a recording of the meeting via the Zoom Pro tool. Please follow the instructions below to view your recordings. NOTE: If you are hoping for a transcript of the recording, you may need to wait a little longer because sometimes Zoom’s transcription coding […]
Faculty may utilize Zoom’s dual monitor display feature so the students’ video layout and screen share content can be placed on two separate monitors/screens. Specifically, gallery (grid view of all of your students) or speaker view (full screen view of the current speaker’s video) can be displayed on one monitor while the other monitor displays […]
Now that you know the basics of Zoom and and the Zoom Pro Tool, we will dive into the specifics of what tools and settings Zoom has to offer once in the meeting session. Please view the informational video below to learn more about how to efficiently use Zoom’s in-session features, which include the following: […]
This blog will walk you through creating personal Zoom Meetings. By creating your meetings personally (not through the Courses Zoom Pro link), recordings of your class will be completely private and unavailable to students unless you choose to send a link via email. Create your meeting: Instead of using Zoom Pro, you will need to […]
As a note, scroll left/right to fully view the table below. # Student Org Email Address Student Receiving Access Student’s Email Address Student Org Position 1 BLSA@law.pepperdine.edu Anita Marks anita.marks@pepperdine.edu President 2 ChristianLegalSociety@law.pepperdine.edu Reed Bartley reed.bartley@pepperdine.edu President 3 DRS@law.pepperdine.edu Austen Thompson austen.thompson@pepperdine.edu President 4 APALSA@law.pepperdine.edu Allen Um allen.um@pepperdine.edu President 5 SELS@law.pepperdine.edu Kendall Deranek kendall.deranek@pepperdine.edu President […]
With the new school year around the corner and the recent notice of student organizations’ email addresses now being live, there are two main email tips student leaders should know. As a student leader, you will likely want to auto-forward emails to the rest of your student organization’s leadership team using filters in gmail, as well […]
Welcome to iClicker for faculty! For an extensive tutorial on creating an account and utilizing the features iClicker has to offer our faculty, please see the video below. This page will walk you through setting up an iClicker account, so that you may begin to create your courses. In a web browser, navigate to iclicker.com […]
This information is compiled from Zoom.com’s suggestions for instructors. For a full PDF, see below. Tips and Tricks: Teachers Educating on Zoom Class Structure Tips For online teaching, it is important to give students a clear agenda and set clear expectations for the class. Without the visual and in-person cues and conversation one receives in […]
In your zoom settings, you can customize your zoom personal meeting ID (PMID) to a different number. If helpful, you may change it to your faculty phone number extension. For more information on how to set your PMID to be used for office hours, see this article. To begin, navigate to the zoom website and […]
There have been numerous instances in which a faculty member is not able to properly access their Zoom account and receives an error notice, or gets redirected to Zoom.com. While Zoom accounts are meant to be linked to an email designed as “username@pepperdine.edu,” for faculty who teach in the 2PEP platform and “firstname.lastname@pepperdine.edu” for instructors […]
The Zoom software offers multiple options to schedule a meeting, such as from the Zoom App (desktop or mobile), the Zoom Web Portal, or from a Zoom plugin (Chrome, Outlook, Firefox). This post will go into detail on how to install the Zoom Chrome extension, specifically. The Zoom Chrome extensions allows participants to schedule or start Zoom meetings […]
Welcome to iClicker for students! For an extensive tutorial on creating an account and utilizing the features iClicker has to offer our law students, please see the video below. Note for returning students: the former “iClicker REEF for students is now named iClicker Student.” 1. Create a student account. In a browser, go to the […]
In this post, we will discuss how to utilize PowerPoint and/or Google Slides to create an informational and visually effective presentation that will generate the optimal level of student learning engagement and retention. Because this is a lengthy post, feel free to navigate to the topics of interest in the table of contents below, as […]
As we adapt our teaching styles to fit with the digital world, it is useful to know that there are many ways to utilize Zoom to replicate typical classroom technology. With a smartphone, a computer and the Zoom software, you can incorporate a document camera into your lectures. This article will guide you through the […]
This post describes how to set up a WiFi extender, which can help improve WiFi connection to avoid freezing and glitching for video/audio calls! Consider setting up an extender if you are having connectivity issues with conferencing platforms such as zoom or Google Meet. This material is compiled from Tech and Learning’s website on WiFi […]
This post offers a list of keyboard shortcuts for zoom that can be useful for instructors. The material has been summarized from Tech Learning’s website. Note that these specific shortcuts can only be used in the zoom app, and not in a browser window. Mute Audio PC: Alt + A (to mute yourself) PC: Alt […]
This post is a student response to Thomas Tobin’s webcast on Universal Design of Learning as well as the UDL Guidelines page from UDL’s website. For more information, please visit those sites. In his webcast on the basics of UDL, Thomas J. Tobin of the University of Wisconsin-Madison made it clear that we need to […]