NIU faculty and instructors have long been able to share instructional materials using a variety of web conferencing tools, including Blackboard Collaborate and more recently
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Let Blackboard Collaborate Take Attendance For You!
If you are using Blackboard Collaborate for holding synchronous sessions online, it can automatically track attendance and send it to the Attendance tool in your
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CITL Opens New One Button Video Studio
NIU faculty and staff are now able to take advantage of the new One Button Video Studio (OBVS) to create professional-looking videos with ease! Plug
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Multimedia in Online Teaching: Alternatives to Synchronous Sessions
While online instruction has been part of the higher education landscape for years, at no time in history has the demand been greater than now.
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Updated Course Menu for Blackboard Original Course View Debuts in Time for Fall 2020 Course Requests
Starting July 10, 2020, you will be able to request Blackboard courses for the fall semester for any course that starts the week of August
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Catalog of Recommended Teaching and Learning Technologies
The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) has compiled a new learning technologies catalog of recommended teaching and learning tools and platforms available at NIU.
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2020 ECAR Study of the Technology Needs of Students with Disabilities
EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) recently released the findings of their Study of the Technology Needs of Students with Disabilities, 2020. In their
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Connecting with Students in Online Courses: Options for Virtual Office Hours
Office hours are an important component of any course. As we pivot to facilitating student learning online, we also need to shift how we think
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Illinois Institutions and Beyond Come Together for “Strengthening Student Experiences during COVID-19”
FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning, and Technology is an annual conference that brings educators and instructional-technology professionals together each May at the University
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Engaging Students in Asynchronous Lessons: Kaltura Quizzes
At a structural level, we understand that online courses are inherently different than their face-to-face counterparts. Faculty teaching online courses cannot rely on visual cues,
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Create Microsoft Teams Meetings from Within Blackboard
Blackboard has recently released an integration with Microsoft Teams that allows you to quickly create Teams Meetings from within Blackboard. Ultra Course View Under Details
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Introducing Bb Annotate: A Brand New Tool for Providing Feedback on Assignments in Blackboard
We are excited to announce the launch of a new tool called Bb Annotate! Blackboard developed Bb Annotate in response to client feedback on the
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