An important aspect of live synchronous sessions is the expectation and hope that instructors will be able to connect and engage with students in real
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The New Assignment Features Available in VoiceThread
In selecting appropriate assessments, faculty and instructors must consider not just the range of possible options (oral presentations, lab activities, essays, multiple choice exams, etc.)
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Sharing Video/Audio Content During Web Conferencing Sessions
NIU faculty and instructors have long been able to share instructional materials using a variety of web conferencing tools, including Blackboard Collaborate and more recently
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Multimedia in Online Teaching: Alternatives to Synchronous Sessions
While online instruction has been part of the higher education landscape for years, at no time in history has the demand been greater than now.
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Did You Know…..? Ensuring the Blackboard Collaborate Recordings will be Processed and Easily Shared with Students
NIU faculty and instructors have been using Blackboard Collaborate, the web conferencing tool, to conduct live synchronous sessions for a number of years. One outstanding
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Humanizing Online Courses to Connect Students, Instructor, and Content
Encouraging a sense of community and building relationships are common goals in both face-to-face and online courses. These goals might be especially important in an
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Effective Presentation Skills Tutorial
As part of their academic studies and future career, students may be required to develop and deliver oral presentations. Students may also have opportunities to
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Did You Know…..? Sharing Video with Audio in a Blackboard Collaborate Session
NIU faculty and instructors have long been able to share a variety of content using the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing tool, including images, pdf files,
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Did You Know….? Accessing a Portal to Blackboard Collaborate
NIU faculty and instructors rely on Blackboard Collaborate to conduct online web conferencing sessions with their students. However, did you know that you do not
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Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Adds Phone-Only Option
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, the web-conferencing tool used to conduct live synchronous sessions, has gained many new features since it was first introduced. One of the
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Office 365 Groups – Tools to Facilitate Student Collaboration
Student or group collaboration can be one of the most fulfilling learning activities university students can experience. Given that collaboration is the standard of practice
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Establish Social Presence with a Welcome Message Video
One great way to begin a new year/semester is to prepare and share a welcome message video for students enrolled in your course(s). Whether the
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