As many new faculty, teaching staff, and TAs are requesting course space on Blackboard this week and get ready to begin the semester teaching their
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Review of Classroom Response Systems Complete
From the end of March through mid-April 2016, faculty and staff from Northern Illinois University participated in a review of five classroom response (“clicker”) systems,
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Summer/Fall 2016 Courses Ready to be Requested in Blackboard
Faculty can now request their Blackboard courses for the Summer and Fall 2016 semesters. Please see the information below for instructions on the request process.
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Trends in Blackboard Tool Usage at NIU
Blackboard Learn, the primary course management system used by faculty, staff, teaching assistants, and students at NIU, continues to be an important platform for facilitating
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Five years ago, at the request of faculty and teaching staff, the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center facilitated a search for classroom response (“clicker”)
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ICYMI: U ROCK
In case you missed it (ICYMI): students love their classes and their faculty. U ROCK! For Valentine’s Day, NIU Today asked students to share stories
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2014-2015 Annual Report Now Available
The Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center is pleased to announce the completion of our annual report for the 2014-15 academic year. This latest report
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Latest Trends in Educational Technology Use Identified in 2016 Horizon Report
The New Media Consortium (NMC) and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) have jointly released the NMC Horizon Report > 2016 Higher Education Edition. This 13th edition
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