Faculty and students are both looking forward to a return to campus and in-person courses. This summer, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has worked tirelessly to improve, update, and increase the technology available in our classrooms across campus to make the classroom experience even better. This technology also allows you to livestream or record your class sessions, to provide flexibility for students who may not be able to attend in-person.
This technology may seem daunting, but the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) is ready to help you! We have a variety of workshops and services to help you be successful with the new classroom technology.
Workshops
We are offering fully online workshops about how to teach to a hybrid classroom as well as in-person hands-on workshops on how to use the technology (which will also be live-streamed).
Strategies for Managing a Hybrid Classroom
Online
In this workshop, we will discuss strategies to manage a hybrid classroom in which students are in-person and remote, and introduce the technologies to support their learning. Advance registration required.
- Thursday, August 12, 9-10 AM
- Friday, August 20, 1-2 PM
Livestreaming with Classroom Technology
In-person and live-streamed for online participation
In these sessions, staff from the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning will provide brief demonstrations and answer questions about using the new technology for lecture capture, one-way streaming, and two-way streaming. Sessions will be available in a variety of locations across campus. Because equipment will vary based on the classroom you are assigned, we recommend selecting a session that uses the same base technology (computer and projector vs. an Interactive Flat Panel) and camera (Meeting Owl vs. PTZ) as your assigned classroom.
Can’t attend any of the live sessions? Watch a recording of a session that demonstrated both the Meeting Owl and the Desktop 360 camera.
Computer with PTZ Camera
We recommend one of these sessions if you will be teaching with a PTZ camera, but we will also have a Meeting Owl available to demonstrate.
- August 18, 9 – 10 AM, Wirtz Hall Room 101
- August 18, 11 AM – noon, DuSable Hall Room 240
- August 18, 1 PM – 2 PM, Graham Hall Room 424
- August 19, 9 AM – 10 AM, Barsema Hall Room 240
- August 20, 11 AM – noon, Engineering Building Room 101
Computer with Meeting Owl Camera
If you cannot attend one of these sessions, we will be able to demonstrate a Meeting Owl at the PTZ camera sessions.
- August 19, 1 – 2 PM, Visual Arts Building Room 100
- August 20, 9 – 10 AM, Faraday Hall Room 143
Interactive Flat Panel
Interactive flat panels are large format touch-screen displays, such as a BenQ or a Promethean Board.
- August 19, 11 AM – noon, Anderson 246/li>
Advance registration is required for attending either in-person or remotely. Check the Division of IT Classrooms page for updates on the technology available in the classroom(s) in which you will be teaching.
Individual Consultations
CITL staff are also available for a limited number of individual consultations, in-person or online. To request a consultation about using classroom technology, email us at citl@niu.edu.
