Many people inside and outside of academia seem preoccupied with the specter of “grade inflation.” But, what if instead of grade inflation (or its scary
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Incorporating AI in the classroom ethically
What do you think of AI? (Redux) In the blog post “Generative-AI-resistant assignments,” we posed the question, “What do you think of AI?” Whether we
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Generative-AI-resistant assignments
What do you think of AI? Are you an AI Enthusiast/Optimist? Or are you more of an AI Realist? Or maybe you’re a member of
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Disciplinary literacy
While disciplinary literacy is essential to student success, often postsecondary educators expect students to be able to read critically using “advanced reading strategies and interpretive
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New affordable course materials cohort
Welcome and congratulate our new ACM Cohort! Three applicants from three different colleges were chosen from an impressive pool of candidates all committed to transitioning
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Stepping up for students: Fall 2023 Teaching Assistant Institute
Faculty and staff from across the University presented to graduate teaching assistants on supporting students, teaching, teaching with technology, accessibility, and culturally responsive teaching over
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Class policies for the use of AI tools
The Center for Innovative Teaching and learning has created a new guide, Class Policies for AI Tools, with sample class policies for use of AI
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New Zoom features
Zoom has introduced several new features to provide a better educational experience for faculty and students: enhancements for Chromebook, audio sharing in breakout rooms, video
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Coming soon to Blackboard!
Blackboard has tripled their development team, so the rate of new features is accelerating rapidly! Many exciting features and updates are coming soon to Blackboard
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Highlighting accessibility resources
Accessibility continues to be a high priority at NIU. Here are just a couple of our notable accessibility resources, as well as an exciting announcement!
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Things you didn’t know Blackboard could do
Blackboard has many features that can help you enrich your students’ learning experience and improve your teaching experience, but you may not know they are
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Supporting first generation college students
Workshop Takeaways NIU’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning recently hosted a workshop on Supporting First-Generation Students. The workshop featured Kimberly Shotick (Assistant Professor, Student
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