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Culturally Responsive Teaching

August 6, 2024 Linh Nguyen Best Practices, Resources, Teaching, Tips

During the early development of higher education in the United States, women were largely excluded from attending colleges and universities. Additionally, African American people were

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The importance of names

July 24, 2024 Lindsay Vreeland Best Practices, Resources, Teaching

By Lindsay Vreeland and Kevin Harris Learning student names and pronouncing them correctly is an important step in helping students feel recognized as individuals and

Personalized AI tutoring as a social activity: Paradox or possibility?

June 27, 2024 CITL Best Practices, Resources, Tips

Can the paradox between individual tutoring and social learning be reconciled though the possibility of AI? By Ron Owston | June 12, 2024 EDUCAUSE Review

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Ungrading: Decentering grades to enhance student learning

June 1, 2024 Amanda Hirsch Best Practices, Newsletter, Resources, Teaching, Tips, Workshops

Many people inside and outside of academia seem preoccupied with the specter of “grade inflation.” But, what if instead of grade inflation (or its scary

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Strategies for long-term learning success

May 30, 2024 Lindsay Vreeland Best Practices, Resources, Teaching, Tips

It’s not a new idea that students need to take an active role in their learning process to learn effectively and retain content over the

Inclusive group assignments: Fostering teamwork among diverse identities

May 28, 2024 Linh Nguyen Best Practices, Resources, Teaching, Tips

A survey conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Association of American Colleges and Universities found that employers believe undergraduate programs

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Equitable, non-traditional grading

May 15, 2024 Lindsay Vreeland Best Practices, News, Newsletter, Resources, Teaching

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

Adobe Creative Cloud Suite available for all NIU faculty

May 3, 2024 CITL News, Newsletter, Resources

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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Incorporating AI in the classroom ethically

April 30, 2024 Amanda Hirsch Best Practices, Resources, Teaching, Technology Trends, Tips

What do you think of AI? (Redux) In the blog post “Generative-AI-resistant assignments,” we posed the question, “What do you think of AI?” Whether we

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Is it pedagogy or andragogy? Considering different teaching methods for different learners and contexts

April 23, 2024 Lindsay Vreeland Resources, Teaching, Tips

While university environment focuses on educating students 18 and older, the teaching methods used may reflect the course’s field of study or purpose as opposed

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What’s new in Blackboard?

January 30, 2024 Kevin Harris News, Newsletter, Resources, Web Tools

Blackboard continues to release monthly updates and improvements to the Ultra Course View. Many updates originate on the Anthology Idea Exchange, where you can introduce

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Spring 2024 Teaching Effectiveness Institute focuses on equitable grading practices

January 30, 2024 CITL Best Practices, Conferences, News, Newsletter, Resources, Teaching, Tips

Before spring semester classes began, the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) hosted faculty and staff for the Spring 2024 Teaching Effectiveness Institute (TEI).