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!
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
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
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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What’s New in Blackboard for Fall 2018?
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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May 2018 Blackboard Learn Upgrade – New Features and Cloud Migration
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!
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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NIU launches conference on engaged learning, teaching, scholarship
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
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
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!
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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New Blackboard Instructor App Joins Blackboard’s Mobile App Suite
This summer, Blackboard released the new Blackboard Instructor mobile app, which enables you to stay connected to the courses you are teaching on the go,
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