Director of Teaching Excellence and Support Stephanie Richter’s responsibilities include providing leadership on professional development and instructional support for faculty, instructors, teaching staff and teaching
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Faculty recognized with 2023 Excellence in Online Teaching Awards
Established in 2021 by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, the Excellence in Online Teaching Award recognizes faculty who excel in online teaching by
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Departments recognized for leading the way with affordable course materials
This spring, NIU’s Course Materials Affordability Task Force (CMAT) presented the inaugural Affordable Course Materials (ACM) Department Awards. These awards are part of the task
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Artificial Intelligence in Education: Looking Ahead
Recent developments in artificial intelligence can generate surprisingly high-quality and natural-sounding text and creative visual art. AI is poised to transform a wide variety of
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Exemplary Course Program accepting courses for review through May 19, 2023!
What does it take to create an engaging, effective course? The Anthology Exemplary Course Program, with its peer and expert review processes, can provide valuable
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Apply for Curricular Innovation Grant Funding
Dear Colleagues in Academic Affairs, As outlined in the 2023 University Goals, NIU is committed to encouraging curricular innovation and experimentation, as well as to
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Apply for the Curricular Innovation Grant Fund
In line with university goals and priorities Goal 3A: Transdisciplinary Scholarship and Curricular Innovation to encourage curricular innovation and experimentation and provide opportunities for interdisciplinary courses
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David W. Raymond Award for Use of Technology in Teaching
Seeking Nominations Calling all classroom innovators! Tenure and tenure-track faculty in all content areas using technology in their classrooms may apply for the David W.
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State of online learning at NIU – Fall 2022
With the start of any new year, it’s a time for reflection as well as looking ahead to what’s next in the year ahead. In
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What’s new in the Blackboard Ultra Course View for spring 2023?
There were 24 new features released for the Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View in the last three updates (November and December 2022, January 2023)! Here
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New online course quality review tool available
With guidance from the Online Learning Advisory Council and recipients of the Excellence in Online Teaching Award, an internal course review process has been established based on the Quality Essentials standards.
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Nominations being accepted for Excellence in Online Teaching Award
Nominations for the 2023 Excellence in Online Teaching Award are now being accepted. This award recognizes NIU faculty and instructors whose performance exemplifies a commitment
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