Between rigorous classes, assignments and studying, new friends and social events, obligations at home, and extracurricular obligations, managing time in college can be a challenge
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Ensuring Regular and Substantive Interaction in Your Online Teaching
If you teach an online course, there are a variety of online standards and principles that you need to be aware of and follow, all
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Student Success Tips and Tools
Now available for NIU students for the spring 2022 semester are new student success tips and tools that offer practical, step-by-step guidance for students on
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Tips for Starting the Semester Remotely
The first week of the semester is a critical time for setting the tone of the course, motivating and exciting students for learning, beginning to
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Welcome Back to the Spring 2022 Semester
Dear Faculty, I want to take this opportunity to welcome you back after a much-deserved break. We’re beginning the spring semester during a challenging time,
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Spring 2022 Classroom Technology Training and Support
This spring, staff from the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning are bringing classroom technology training and support to your college! We have scheduled sessions
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Blackboard Ally Available in All Courses on December 15
To support NIU’s commitment to being an inclusive institution, the Division of IT will be enabling Blackboard Ally in all courses on December 15. Ally provides your
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OBS Studio
OBS Studio (formerly known as Open Broadcaster Software) is a highly configurable desktop computer input recorder and streaming program that can be used to create
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Looking Back, Moving Forward, and Saying Good-Bye: Strategies for Ending the Semester
Taking the time to deliberately plan for recognizing the end of a semester can help students better retain what they have learned, more easily transition to whatever comes next, and provide satisfying closure for the community you have built.
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Customize the Look of Your Blackboard Ultra Course with a New Course Banner!
The new Course Banner feature in the Ultra Course View will help you create a unique visual to brand your course and create a more welcoming environment.
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Announcing the Lightboard Studio
The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning is excited to announce the arrival of the newest member of our teaching technology family: the Lightboard! Housed
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Developing Fair, Consistent, and Transparent Grading Practices
An educator’s grading policies reflect their beliefs about student learning, motivation, and success. Grading policies often vary across campus, within individual departments, and even between
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