An important aspect of live synchronous sessions is the expectation and hope that instructors will be able to connect and engage with students in real
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Masterclass series: Kaltura academic media and pedagogy
Let’s all go to KAMP! Kaltura is a comprehensive, robust, campus-wide media platform, available to all faculty, staff, and students at NIU. With Kaltura, users
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Preparing for the end of Adobe Flash in December 2020
In July of 2017, Adobe announced that they would stop distributing and updating Adobe Flash products and the official end-of-life (EOL) for Adobe Flash would
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Keep Learning: tips to stay engaged during virtual learning
We asked our faculty and Deans to offer advice to our current students as we keep learning in a virtual environment. Our faculty offer tips
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We asked our faculty and Deans to offer advice to our current students as we keep learning in a virtual environment. Some of their tips
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Huskies. Never. Quit.
A reminder for every Huskie that you are loved. #huskiepride
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We asked our faculty and Deans to offer advice to our current students as we keep learning in a virtual environment. Some of their tips
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Video Message from NIU President Lisa Freeman
As we close out our first week of virtual learning, NIU President Lisa Freeman wanted to share a message of support and gratitude with the
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We asked our faculty and Deans to offer advice to our current students as we keep learning in a virtual environment. Laurie Elish-Piper, Dean of
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Jason Rhode joins Chicago Tonight for a discussion about NIU’s quick pivot to remote learning
Jason Rhode, executive director of extended learning at Northern Illinois University, joined Chicago Tonight for a discussion about NIU’s quick pivot to remote learning in
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Humanizing Online Courses to Connect Students, Instructor, and Content
Encouraging a sense of community and building relationships are common goals in both face-to-face and online courses. These goals might be especially important in an
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Effective Presentation Skills Tutorial
As part of their academic studies and future career, students may be required to develop and deliver oral presentations. Students may also have opportunities to
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