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Author: Stephanie Richter

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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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Test Out New Classroom Technology at Open Houses on Friday, August 21

August 20, 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 live streaming.

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Let Blackboard Collaborate Take Attendance For You!

August 19, 2020 Stephanie Richter Technology Trends

If you are using Blackboard Collaborate for holding synchronous sessions online, it can automatically track attendance and send it to the Attendance tool in your

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Updated Course Menu for Blackboard Original Course View Debuts in Time for Fall 2020 Course Requests

July 10, 2020 Stephanie Richter News, Technology Trends

Starting July 10, 2020, you will be able to request Blackboard courses for the fall semester for any course that starts the week of August

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Create Microsoft Teams Meetings from Within Blackboard

May 6, 2020 Stephanie Richter News, Technology Trends

Blackboard has recently released an integration with Microsoft Teams that allows you to quickly create Teams Meetings from within Blackboard. Ultra Course View Under Details

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See What's Better

What’s New in Blackboard for Fall 2018?

August 27, 2018 Stephanie Richter News

This fall, there are a number of exciting new features and tools available in Blackboard, including Attendance tracking, the Respondus LockDown Browser, and VoiceThread. Read

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Blackboard Attendance Tracker

May 2018 Blackboard Learn Upgrade – New Features and Cloud Migration

April 13, 2018 Stephanie Richter News, Technology Trends

This May, NIU’s instance of Blackboard Learn will be updated to the latest version and will be migrated from NIU’s data center to Blackboard’s cloud-hosted

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Congratulations to the 2017-2018 Recipients of the Graduate Teaching Certificate!

April 4, 2018 Stephanie Richter News, Newsletter

The Graduate Teaching Certificate recognizes graduate teaching assistants (GA/RA/TAs) for their participation in the development programs offered by the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center.

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Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day

NIU launches conference on engaged learning, teaching, scholarship

January 18, 2018 Stephanie Richter Conferences, News

NIU is more than familiar with the amazing stories students tell about their engaged learning experiences with faculty. The ninth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day and

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End of Semester Reminders in Blackboard

November 29, 2017 Stephanie Richter Best Practices, News

As the semester draws to a close, there are some final tasks you can take care of in Blackboard, to make your courses end successfully and

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Using Lynda.com Courses in Your Teaching

October 31, 2017 Stephanie Richter Newsletter, Technology Trends

NIU has an institutional license for Lynda.com, a leading online learning platform with courses in business, software, technology, and creative skills. All NIU students, faculty, and

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Earn the Graduate Teaching Certificate this year!

October 18, 2017 Stephanie Richter Newsletter

The Graduate Teaching Certificate recognizes graduate teaching assistants (GA/RA/TAs) for their participation in the development programs offered by the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center.

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