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Research-based Principles for Online Teaching Success

January 16, 2021 CITL Newsletter, Resources, Tips

Derived from research-based best practices, these principles are intended to supplement the QM Higher Education 6th edition course design rubric and the NIU Online Course Essentials to guide effective facilitation

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8 Strategies to Prevent Teaching Burnout

January 14, 2021 CITL Newsletter, Resources, Teaching, Tips

What can you do this semester to protect your well-being and support your students? by Flower Darby | January 13, 2020 Source: The Chronicle of

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Masterclass Series: Kaltura Academic Media and Pedagogy

January 7, 2021 Tracy Miller Technology Trends, Videos

Let’s all go to KAMP! Kaltura is a comprehensive, robust, campus-wide media platform, available to all faculty, staff, and students at NIU. With Kaltura, users

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What is the purpose of your exam?

January 5, 2021 Megan Holt Best Practices, News, Teaching, Tips

Academia and examinations have a long-standing, intertwined relationship. While they can (and do) stand alone as separate entities, faculty and students alike have come to

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Happy Holidays from CITL!

December 22, 2020 CITL News

Happy Holidays! The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning is closed for the holiday break from December 23, 2020 thru January 3, 2021. Center staff

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Test Out New Classroom Technology at Open Houses from January 5 – 7, 2021

December 17, 2020 Stephanie Richter News

Drop in to a classroom technology open house in person or online to test out the technology that will be available for lecture capture and

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Breakout rooms available in Microsoft Teams

December 15, 2020 CITL News, Technology Trends

reposted here from Microsoft Teams blog, December 9, 2020. Creating meaningful connection can be difficult in larger group settings. Breakout rooms allow organizers to divide

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Social Media to Promote Student Connections

December 3, 2020 Amanda Smothers Best Practices, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips

Connections in Online Courses Developing connections in online courses is essential for student engagement and success. The three relationships essential to online courses are connections

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Lessons Learned as a Graduate Teaching Assistant

November 18, 2020 CITL Teaching, Tips

In this article, Zo Kreager (pictured above, left) offers fellow graduate teaching assistants advice based on lessons she has learned as a GTA in Geology

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Learning Management System (LMS) Review to Be Conducted

November 14, 2020 CITL News

With NIU currently in the final year of a current three-year contract with our current learning management system (LMS) vendor Blackboard, a LMS review will

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New Content Editor for Blackboard Original Course View

November 4, 2020 Megan Holt News, Technology Trends

The new Content Editor in Blackboard Original Course View offers improved accessibility, simplified workflows, and many other added features.

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Time to Say Goodbye

Preparing for the End of Adobe Flash in December 2020

October 26, 2020 Tracy Miller News, Newsletter, Videos, Web Tools

In July of 2017, Adobe announced that they would stop distributing and updating Adobe Flash products and the official end-of-life (EOL) for Adobe Flash would

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