To reduce storage in Blackboard, effective August 5, 2024, video files 300 MB or larger cannot be uploaded to Blackboard.
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National Higher Education Teaching Conference 2024
June is an ideal time to gather educators, administrators, policymakers, business leaders, and philanthropists. With summer break underway but fall semester planning still distant, participants
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Upcoming Changes to YouTube Embed Player: Increased Ads from August 1st 2024
Educators and students alike have long relied on the seamless integration of YouTube videos within Blackboard Learn to enhance the learning experience. YouTube’s rich repository
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Equitable, non-traditional grading
Traditional grading methods typically revolve around meeting specific criteria to obtain a grade. For instance, the conventional 0-100% scale aligned with the A-F system is
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Call for proposals for Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium
NIU is proud to be partnering with Illinois public higher education institutions to offer the first Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium, bringing together thought leaders
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Supporting AI Use for Teaching and Learning
The following update was shared by Jason Rhode, associate vice provost for Teaching, Learning, and Digital Education, at the Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Personnel
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Adobe Creative Cloud Suite available for all NIU faculty
The Division of IT and the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning are excited to announce that all NIU faculty of all ranks and classifications
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Yvonne Johnson named 2024 Staff Mentorship Award recipient
The Staff Mentorship Award recognizes up to two staff members per year who serve as role models by inspiring colleagues and/or promoting professional development. These
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Therese Clark Arado and Susan Bowers named 2024 Excellence in Online Teaching Award winners
The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) congratulates Therese Clarke Arado and Susan Bowers, the 2024 winners of the Excellence in Online Teaching Award. Arado is deputy
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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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Jason Rhode named to OLC Board of Directors
Congratulations to Jason Rhode, associate vice provost for Teaching, Learning, and Digital Education at NIU, on being named to the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Board of
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Grant funding available for developing an Open Educational Resource (OER) for your course
Have you been thinking about developing an Open Educational Resource (OER) for your course? The Illinois State Library is offering grants (up to $150,000) to
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