Accessibility continues to be a high priority at NIU. Here are just a couple of our notable accessibility resources, as well as an exciting announcement!
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Things you didn’t know Blackboard could do
Blackboard has many features that can help you enrich your students’ learning experience and improve your teaching experience, but you may not know they are
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Supporting first generation college students
Workshop Takeaways NIU’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning recently hosted a workshop on Supporting First-Generation Students. The workshop featured Kimberly Shotick (Assistant Professor, Student
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New library resource on blended learning
The NIU Library has secured the eBook Blended Learning: Research Perspectives. Volume 3, edited by Anthony G. Picciano, Charles D. Dziuban, Charles R. Graham, and
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Ensuring regular and substantive interaction in your online teaching
If you teach an online course, there are a variety of online standards and principles that you need to be aware of and follow, all
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Student success tips and tools
Now available for NIU students for the spring 2022 semester are new student success tips and tools that offer practical, step-by-step guidance for students on
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Tips for starting the semester remotely
The first week of the semester is a critical time for setting the tone of the course, motivating and exciting students for learning, beginning to
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New feature in MS Teams meetings: Presenter mode
Instructor Presence Educators who teach online face challenges to establishing and enhancing instructor presence. Instructor presence has been defined as having “… students see you behind
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Choosing a course of action: Strategies to combat the high cost of textbooks
Written by CITL Guest Contributor: Dee Anna Phares (University Libraries) Everyone wants their students to be engaged and prepared not only to meet the requirements
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Annotation tech tool: Hypothes.is
Open educational resources (OER) are an important component to increasing equity and access for all students by decreasing the costs associated with higher education. One
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Creating an accessible syllabus
The course syllabus is an essential component of your course. A syllabus is often the first means of communication between you and your students, so
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Summer reading list to inspire and reenergize your teaching
The summer season is just around the corner. What’s on your “to do” list? Have you been dreaming about dipping your toes in the sand
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